the object of opposing me. I do not think from what I hear that His Lordships canvass has as yet been very successful. Still the fact of his moving in the matter looks as though he had heard from Stafford that a dissolution was coming. The fool the other day when the news of the Ngatapa victory reached Waipukerau was in excstacies about the great commanders success, stood drinks at the public and so on. I hear also that at Waipawa he did the same. I have no other news, and am always, Yours very sincerely, J. D. Ormond