dustrious fellow. He told me that he had heard from you, but he was busy building his house and not inclined to go to Wellington tell "Kamutu te raruraru" - which I understood to mean till the land question was settled. I did not speak to him on that subject but talked to Stewart and Burns about it. Stewart thinks the cue of the dissentients is just to ignore the decision of the Court altogether and assert their rights as if it had never decided the case - not recognizing the surveys in any way and probably intending to resist occupation by purchasers from Govt. Burns says that Cole told him he knew he would have to give in, but he meant to have a little more talk about it, and he seemed to think that but for Travers and McDonald's late interference the opposition was nearly at an end, but that had stimulatedit, McDonald has been "on the spree" - had an argument with John Johnston M.L.C. and and afterwards got still more drunk and was galloping all over the Country on horseback without a hat to fight him. This is what I heard; I have no doubt it is true - as he constantly breaks out in that way. It is disgusting that the Colonization of the Country should be stopped and peace endangered by such a ruffian. I believe he would stop at nothing. His last move I hear has been to get the Natives to give notes to Swainson, Jordan, Traffords manager and