Napier, April 26th, 1871. My dear McLean, Opportunities of writing to you have been few and far between and I have not much time today - Our new Prov. Council met on Saturday last - re-elected me Superintendent and adjourned to the 10th of May so I am busy getting ready work for the Session which in addition to my ordinary works keeps me ever busy - My last to you was by the Star after my return from Poverty Bay and you will ember I told you it was reported Kooti had turned up at Waikaremoana and that Preece and Mair with their force had proposed to make a quick march in to see if they could secure him and that I had referred this proposal to Ministers, recommending it. The Urewera having expressed their wish for the force to go in and claimed it in virtue of my arrangement with them here -which was that if T.K. turned