bed for some days - and has had to call in two medical men - He is at Whangarei, but he is anxious to get back again to his duties - if when he comes back here which will be next week I find he is not sufficiently recovered I will keep him for a week or two longer - and report the matter to Col. Moule - I do not see why we should allow an officer who will be very useful to us to kill himself - I do not see my way clearly about Mair - He is too useful to us in the