a letter written to Twigg at Napier on the first inst of Clark and Fletcher wanting to purchase 500 maiden ewes which they have done at 20/-. Their price was 19/- but they gave 20/- at last yesterday and they will get delivery of them next week. I told Mr Clark to be pleased to pay the £500 to your cridit at the bank. He said he would willingly do so. Mr Sherson met me as I was coming home on the first with Mr Kelster and said he was going to sail for Auckland on the next day weather permitting and I asked him if he had gaven Kinross a bill or payment for the 1000 wethers. He had not so I returned with him and got him to signe a bill at three months. Kinross wanted him to gave drafts in duplicate on Buckland which he declined saying that was not his arrangment with Mr McLean but Kinross said all he could to try and get the