and take sheep thence to Auckland this will delay me seriously if true. What is the Luna doing, could she not make a trip down the East Coast to Wellington. Of course if the Rangatira comes it is all right I shall go to Wellington by her. It is important I should get down soon, at any rate in time to meet Brogden. I must close. Yours always, J. D. Ormond. Remember me very kindly to Vogel. P. S. I send you for your own and Vogel's perusal Gisborne's last letter to me and Reeves to him. You will both see what Reeves says about Middle Island jealousy of North Island work. My own opinion is no harm has been done yet by the delay in the Railway works and that the Immigration stream ought to be flowing in before we can do much. J. D. O.