under which he and Russell and others are hoping to get 8000 acres, and which I know could have been settled when I was up for £200 or so. Then John Buller is negociating for 80000 acres - said to be aided by Worgan on the sly who puts Kemp (The Maori) up to mischief also. These and a dozen other rumours reach me, from sources which are more or less reliable and I am satisfied that if not strictly true there is so much truth in them that if we don't take things with a firm hand we shall have a