something beyond a joke. Gisborne is writing you a long epistle about things in general, and will no doubt explain how they got the Govr. to stop the Virago wh. was under orders to sail immediately for England. H.E. behaved like a trump and unhesitatingly took all the responsibility on his own shoulders. I see by the papers you send down that your work is no joke. Your visit to Napier will be a relaxation for you, and then you will have your turn again when you get down here. I wish you would put somebody in charge of the AC.