and all sorts of mischief of this kind. I gave them a good lecture for coming before I sent for them, told them to wait patiently till you arrived when they should be sent for and then they would hear what you had to say and in the mean time to rely that they would have justice done them after which I gave them a good feed, which cost upwards of £30 and they went off in better humour --- to give you some idea of their expectations they say they will be satisfied with nothing less than £3000 for the Pelorus and Kaituna. What a dreadful calamity Wellington has been visited with