I am going to him as soon as the mail is gone, to offer to take change of the Police pro tem. That will be rather a hot panful of coals for his head, I think. Halse will tell you of an accident which happened to a Maori through a skylarking trick of Wm. Bayly's son. It is now feared he will die and they talk of taking Tatara as utu. I am afraid we shall have some touble. The majority of the Patukai have, I hear, consented