above a fortnight or three weeks. There are a few Waikato and Ngatipehi people knocking about here - but they are principally friends and connections of returned slaves, and are going back shortly - I do not think they are up to any mischief, nor would they succeed if they were - however I shall keep an eye on these gentry and let you know if I hear anything. Faithfully yours G. S. Cooper P. S. I am neither as blind as Bell or a Bat, but am so ill that I can't sit up to the table to write, so have had to employ an amanuensis. The official report nearly brought my few remaining hairs in sorrow to the grave.