Auckland 12 Janry. 1858. My dear Sir, A few days after you sailed for Ahuriri, the Kaipara natives returned to Auckland asking 2/- an acre for the £8,000 block, which of course they will not get. I commenced making preparations for my district, when behold news arrived from Sydney that the "Iris" was on her way to this port. The Bay was talked of and it was subsequently arranged that Smith