a very injurious effect with other members of the Force. The arrangement made with Newsham, which at the time I thought well of, on trial, does not answer. With the exception of his weekly attendance at Barracks it is notorious that he does nothing but attend to his own private affairs. When living in town he was an efficient man, but ever since he went to Omata, I never could ascertain his utility as a Public Servant. It appears to me that the population of Omata should not be without some protective force, and if you can only station one man there, he should be disinterested in that locality; one of active habits, and his whole time devoted to the Service. At the same time I question whether, even then, one man would be found efficient; but since your Force is