Wellington November 15th. 1869 My dear McLean, I have not written to you for some time, because I had nothing to say; secondly, there was no mail; and thirdly. I knew you heard everything regularly from Mr. Fox. We have all been overjoyed at the wonderful successs of your visit to Waikato; of which we have heard all but the particulars of detail. Of all the services you have renderd to New Zealand, there has been nothing