Come to see me. You are my friend. I can not explain all that old Ropata says but he is not pleased at the men that is renting to him take bribes and tell less. About tow months ago old Hapuka came one evening affter dark. I was having tea when I heard a rise about the creek. I went out and found it was a buggy and the old Hapuka. I went and met him and took him up to the house, had some sup[p]er, him and tow folowers. During the night he said