Napier, February 8th, 1871. My dearMcLean, The Ashley is expected to be in by the morning and go North at once so I write my letter for her. Your Telegram about Mangateretere reached me all right and I did what was necessary about it viz. telegraphed to Hart to arrange with Izard time to plead in, which he did, and got case accordingly postponed for six weeks. A writ was issued also against your brother Alexander for the same suit and he has obtained one month to plead in - I arranged it that way so as to allow time for you to come here as you propose and fixed his case for one month hence so that if any trial of the case