Redish is to be married in about three weeks or a month . I wish you had been here to go to the wedding. I hope I shall act my part of bridesmaid better than you did yours of bestman at Morrison's daughter's marriage. I do not know how the report would have arisen that you were to be in this month. I was calling for Mrs Kirton a few days after I received your letter written before you left for Turanga and she told me that some persons had said to her that you were sure to be in Wellington within a fortnight. Of course I knew it was quite impossible. What people these are for inventing stories. It is not long since I heard that