in future. The keg of butter I ordered for you is about 50 lb weight. I will deliver your message to Mrs Wilson who is so good-natured as far as you are concerned that she attempts to scold me for keeping away from you and says I must take every care of you as she will now divide her affections between us. She is really a nice old lady. I am glad you approve of my having sold the farm. It would be useless to us at such a distance and collecting rents would be most troublesome. The money for it however is not payable till December next. My other debts are rather slow in coming in but I shall recover the most of them without much difficulty. I have to send £20 to Auckland for the grey horse (if I can get a cheque for that amount) by tomorrow's overland mail. My expenses here are very limited. You have cured me of all extravagant habits and I should be thankful to you even for that and moreover I may safely tell you that I have not yet met a single lady in this place that I would have chosen before