Napier 8th April 1869 Dear Mr. McLean I had great difficulty in arranging the passages of the Natives for Tolago Bay, after having settled everything with the Captain of the Muriwai one of the Natives came to say he would not take them, on going to the Spit I ascertained the cause was that they wanted to be distributed in two's and three's along the Coast; Kennedy advised me to see Capt. McKenzie of the Fancy Lass and I eventually arranged with him to land them at their several destinations for £2 each. I gave them 30 loaves of bread since you left. There has been a great change in the weather since you left, on Monday there was a fearful hail storm, I had been to the Spit about the Natives and on returning home I found the house flooded, the hail had lodged between the roofs so thick that it was above the guttering and when the in fell it all ran through the roof, the high ranges were covered with snow on Wednesday morning consequently the air was very cold - I went off to the Steamer to see Mr. and Mrs. Hart and took a message from Kennedy to Mr. Vogel asking him to your house he thanked me but said he thought it better to be at the Club in case the Steamer left in the night. I did all I could for him and Mr. Gisborne, I went with both of them to the Club. Mr. Vogel told me the feeling of the whole Colony was disgust with the Ministry, especially Mr. Stafford, and they were all determined to kick him out; he gave Wilson a quiet snub for upholding Stafford, and told me if he could see Russell he would let him know the general feeling of the Country. I consulted Cuff in reference to an article in the Times referring to me altho' no name is mentioned, he advised me to keep quiet until something more was said about it and then I might be able to get damages out of them, most of the people are ready to come forward and swear that it is all false, Scully has asked a great many and he thinks that it was a made up thing by some two or three of Buchanan's mob - Will you kindly forward the enclosed letter after reading it. I remain, Yours faithfully, Edward L. Green I think Mr. Gisborne rather astonished Lord Henry, he has determined upon going home today. E. L. G.