26 Jan:- The English Mail is in and no political news worth mentioning is recorded in today's paper. Walters tells me that wool is up at home this will of course be interesting to you. I have read all the sayings and doings of your place and I see there is no doubt you will be Super of that interesting Province I hope you will not forget your 20 years service and settle the amount of compensation you are to have from the G. G. first The time might come when we may see you Native Minister yet or is it after a large tract of native land your mind is bent on - I observe you are foremost at Tea Meetings and all that I should think you would be more at home with a moderate allowance of mountain daw in the evening - Bell is as usual working very hard - Mantell is off. I saw very little of him he is a comical man and his executive habits are growing on him - I cannot recollect any more to say so for the present farewell - There is only one letter for you in the office and that's a dun so it will keep. Yours, J. R.