from Roberts that Kooti was at Kaiteriria last Monday week and went to Urewera by way of the Paeroa and Mr. Grace's station. Also that Tahau with another body had separated from Kooti and gone by another road. Roberts started yesterday morning with a force of 90 men to see if he could find anything of Kooti or party down the Rangitaike -- he has orders to communicate with McDonnell and inform him that stores are being placed at Runanga -- Opepe and Tapuaehararu in case of any party being pushed for food on returning from Ruatahuna. Of course Roberts moved to try and intercept Te Kooti but we had not sufficiently early intelligence of his move to make that possible -- the instructions to communicate with McDonnell went after receipt of yours saying the expedition had started. I have not time to say any more -- most sincerely do I trust we shall succeed this time -- I shall await next news with great interest and you will hear from me overland to Alexandra or Cambridge of anything of importance -- there is a little hitch about the Mail to Cambridge raised by Kingites but it will he got over. Do stick to possession of the