Westoe, 27th Octr. 1870 My dear McLean, I hear from Browne (per telegram) that you are coming up, but he does not say when. On my way here I stopped two or three days at Manawatu and went as far as Ngawakarau, about 15 miles inland to see what had been done on the roads by Stewart. Was very well satisfied, money well expended, nearly all Maori work, by contract taken very cheap, and carefully superintended by Amos Burns. One of the principal contracters was Kori te One who except that he opposes the decision of the Court is a very good and in