July Thursday 4th Heavey rain and very dark weather. Employed indoors at times. Man and self preparing ground for blue gums. 1 Poverty Bay cow calfed. Friday 5 Weather better. Got the bullocks and went for fire wood. Planted 115 blue gums. Saturday 6 Fine dry weather. The ground drying fast. Employed gathering firewood. Nelson working for his meat. Killed 2 wethers. Sunday 7 Heavey rain all day. Monday 8 Dry weather. Employed gathering firewood. 1 man digging ground for trees. Self carting posts with Blutcher for a fence. Tuesday 9 Fine weather. Employed bullocks plowing and digging gardon self and man. Wednesday 10 Employed plowing. Self went to the mill & Napier to gave the chiefs 5 bags of sugar & 6lb tea for a feast at the mill. Received a letter from brother Donald. Thursday 11 Fine weather. Left the port for Mr Alex. Got there & stayed there the night. Talking Maori affairs. Friday 12 Heavey rain. Came home and found them all well. Saturday 13 Employed plowing. Man and self digging in the gardin. Sunday 14 Rainy weather all day. Monday 15 Heavey rain. Could work the bullocks. Stock man mending harness. One man & self between the showers in the gardin digging. Tuesday 16 Employed plowing. Weather dry. One man in gardin. Self sheepherding rams. The padock being bare. 1 Poverty Bay cow calfed. Wednesday 17 Fine weather. Wrote McDonald. Went to Mr Alex on Maori affairs. The plow going .. Thursday 18 Went to the port on busness to get weight of wool. Friday 19th Went to the Maori feast at the mill & went back to the port hearing that Kane was in and spent the night. Mr Carlyon and Judge Hart. Saturday 20 Very heavey rain. Could not come home. Kain not in, a dispaointment Sunday 21 Came home and found them all well. Monday 22 The bullocks could not be found. Sent McLean out with the rams. Self & man digging. Boy after bullocks.