murdered in the Waikato, but I do not believe it. I have had various lengthy interviews with Sewell, and have (I trust) made him see Native affairs in a different light from that which he saw them when I arrived. I know you will like to hear that we are all alive again, through the brats have had the croup, and I picked up a sort of influenza. You will have heard of the sad death of Mr. Lloyd's eldest boy. It was very