Auckland June 27th. 1845. Dear McLean, Your letter of May 14 has just reached me and I am glad to find you so actively engaged in quelling the fears of the Europeans I am satisfied they are all groundless but we must do the best we can to make them believe so because I told the people of Auckland three months ago that there was no fear of our neighbours doing us any hurt they were ready to stone me and said that I wanted to lull the people into security they now find I was pretty right. I think I told you in my last that Heke had been again defeated by Waka