New Plymouth, August 18th. 1851. Dear Sir, The case of pork stealing mentioned in a former report almost surprised me as much as it did Mr. Humphries owing to the tub being within a few feet of an imported dog of high reputation for sagacity, and vigilance and only doubted after the second robbery. Hakopa was placed on the premises and withdrawn secretly which leads me to imagine that the thief's second visit on that particular night was accidental, but under any circumstances he must be a clever fellow. Honi Ropiha managed the case of pig killing capitally - in this as well as other cases the advantage of securing the services of well disposed and influential chief is great and