In the first place I told Preece and Mair to keep ready to move at short notice when wanted, this they are doing and they are at Galatea. From information through Wairoa and late letters from Whenuanui and Paerau through Taupo I do not feel quite sure that T.K. is at Waikaremoana, some of his men are there, and they want to come in - three or four of them are Chatham Island Prisoners - Also Te Whiri and his people about sixteen in number (Urewera-Ngatihuri) are some-where on the Lake and are said to be also anxious to come in - I have sent to Whenuanui and Paerau that all these people come in, and especially for them to send after Te Whiri and bring him in as that wd. separate all the Urewera from T.K. I have also promised that on receiving information from them (which they have promised to give) of T. K's whereabouts that a force will at once go in to seek him - Their latest letters to me lead me to expect they will be able to give such information shortly - and they say distinctly that they will do so - but will not