rest you shall go, with my earnest wishes for your health and happiness. Whether it will be desireable to make the chiefs aware of your intentions now is a matter which you alone understand. If we get the nominated Council I think you ought to be a member of it, even though you may not be present. Your name will carry great weight but we will talk over all this if we get the Council. Ministers will not support my plan but I doubt if they will oppose me strongly. They have behaved very handsomely indeed in the late debates. Williamson has also spoken up in your