5 February 1859 Maraekakaho My dear brother I am very glade to have heard from you and pleased to find you have hopes of having no dificulty in settling about that Domett affair for I am well awair it was gaving you a good deal of anxiety of mind and so it was myself for I see it is your only plan to be clear of them as soon as possible so as to incur no more expences in holding possession without a proper understanding and settlement of the old score for under existing circumstances you require all the money you possibly can lay hold of for land purchas and other things. I am glade you are securing land on the run as there is nothing like free hold and by industry and perseverance in making paddocks. There is more to be done than bothering about other runs in this districk at preasant without capital. As long as the Maori land is unsold it gaves us time to prepair for the cressis [crisis] and chance to improve this place. I really think without you got a good price for the sheep that you would do better to have them here as they would improve the run and perhaps make up the loss of lambs in a year or two here till more room could be procured. I have housed the wheat and theatched the oats. I was up at Danvers and he has got four of the rams their. Anything for an easy life for him.