The West Taupo Natives also are quite altering their tone and with care I think this year will see things well advanced to a better state of things. This fresh row about the Telegraph is very annoying the fact is this Mr. Warbrick who acts for the Contractor is a drunken sweep who is quite unfit to be turned loose in a Maori district. From Poverty Bay I hear a very strong anti land selling feelings exists and that Ropata and the Ngatiporou are at the bottom of it. It is a great pity if that fine district is locked up. It is reported that at the approaching