he is coming as he has not returned at the time he told them and Mr Rich the butcher was telling me the other day that he can have the claims if he chu[s]es but said he would not like to do my brother or me out of them if we wanted them. Indeed everyone that can get Maori places are trying all they can to procure them and why should we let our bread run away from us without making an effort to retain it. They told me whenever the back rent would be settled they then would let the plains to me or my brother before any other party providing we gave them the same rent as others were offering if there is any alteration made by the General Assembly