About the Taranaki people and making terms with Titokawaru, my advice is, have nothing to do with such a proposal - they are a miserable lot these Taranaki's - What earthly good wd. any such action achieve - Beyond giving Titokawaru a position I see none. On the other hand I see lasting discredit to any Ministry that took such a course - Your own feeling in the matter as stated in yours to which I am replying is beyond doubt right. Leave him I say as he is - I note Bell expects great credit for what Commissioners have done and I agree they have done a good deal. You have yet to learn how Vogel's scheme is received at home. It may be laughed at - quite as likely as not. I hope not - but it is quite on the cards -About the East Coast election there are no votes registered at Poverty Bay - so that Tauranga will carry the election - I doubt if Randall Johnston will go down there but will write him and see what he says - Moorson -Clarke's brother or any one else you could depend on wd. do - and the less