The pertinacity with which he sticks to a subject if it were not so tedious and in every ones opinion so unneccessary - would be to the highest degree most praiseworthy. The last 2 Heralds which I send you contains about as far as I can recollection 6 columns of matter - portion I believe of his own writing - I have been at Poverty Bay since I last wrote - the first time I have been out of the Province since I entered it some 17 years ago. Capt. Fairchild made me so comfortable - and was so attentive to all and every one - Mr. Locke seems to perform his work satisfactorily if one can judge from the amt. of correspondence he gets thro'. Major Green has always lots to do he is engaged at present cutting out a paper ornament for