on well and we shall soon reach Niho o te kiore. I see you have arranged for Turner's work to meet Bold's there. Please let me know what Coast work you have arranged for Turner to do - Bold understood from me he was coming down to Ngatiporou country - If you have work for him as I expect is the case on the other side East Cape please keep him there. I have a man called Drummond (C. O' Neill knows about him) at work at the Poverty Bay and Wairoa roads and I had laid my plans for him to start those works and then go up Ngatiporou Coast road and start that. It wd. be an advantage to have that work to do as I must have some one to overlook the works and his spare time might as well be occupied in exploring and attending to other works in the same district. Will you let me know if this arrangement will suit. Drummond is now at Poverty Bay laying out some work there and then attends to inland woad to Wairoa and Wairoa roads - The 70 Mile Bush work is going ahead well 200 men being employed on the works. I have a Meeting on the 15th about the purchase and Karaitiana tells me it is settled and that we shall conclude it