suffer it is not of so much moment. Sorry that Mr. Wilson - true to his peculiar temperament and instincts - has aroused the ire of the settlers in the Poverty Bay District - I firmly believe that he is doing what he thinks best for the public service - but he is such a cantankerous fellow no one can get on with him. I hear that Porter is in Napier boiling over with indignation at some of Wilsons proceedings - but you should also be aware that Porter has not behaved well. Porter sent an account of Houkamaus meeting for publication in the "Waka" - I observe a speech by himself which demands explanation - I enclose it for your information and perhaps you will see fit to give him a good talking to. He seems to imply that he has been slighted by the Government - that the Government in sending the "Commissioner" (Wilson) have been indifferent to their interests and that he fears that through his action the Ngatiporou will be reduced to the same straits as the Turanga natives - a more disloyal speech I never heard from a Government officer. It is calculated to