to try it on a small scale at first. I colected all the best information to make shure work before commencing. I was up at the Carlyon's last week seeing them about flax & I left them overjoyed. He said he would owe me a silver service the best ever came to New Zealand if he was successful with the flax as I was the first to oppen his eyes about it. The silver service may be taken for what it is worth but he certainly was very much pleased and thanked me with great cordiality. The few plants of flax I planted are doing well. I had the finest fruit here this year in Hawke's Bay. The apples are splendid & the grass has done wonders. The meat I preserved turned out much better than the boiling down meat but I could not get a market for it to make it pay however I will see this incoming winter. Chambers has commenced the same way as I did and has got the man I had with him. I now hope you will allow Douglas to come to this healthy spot till he will geather good strength after the voyage.