Some of your men have been taking advantage of your absence, - Medland, in particular, in leading good duty men astray, and I do hope you will inflict the highest penalty upon him in your power. On the 25th. inst. a change of landlords took place in this way. Charles Davy let his house to Hurst, and William George returned to his own. The consequence was both houses were numerously visited by all the riff-raff, and hardened drinkers in the place, many of whom were drunk at an early hour in the morning. I therefore particularly warned the men, vis:- Medland, Heals and Hakopa to be on the alert throughout; whereupon the former got drunk in the afternoon, and was totally unable to attend to his duty at the time appointed. It is quite useless, therefore, for me to expect any attention to orders from him; and the example may have