with their present footing - on the other hand circumstances may cause them to surrender the reserve freely and with it, land at the back of Smart's farm - this is mere conjecture and possibly an extravagant view of the question now pending, still I cannot but think that the secret of the difficulty will be traced to one of the two causes mentioned - in the mean time by the influence of money, Mr. Brown stopped further work on the Reserve for six months thinking it likely you would be round before that time expired. Katatori paid me a visit yesterday to suit his purpose and dictated the letter I have enclosed, he told me that a payment to himself and old Hina would be sufficient, the Europeans might then have the land so long disputed, otherwise it would be withheld as usual and I fully believe him. Captain King seems anxious to have this eventful block of land finally arranged and I may say the feeling is general, it is however to be hoped that when given out, the whole