Lately and now my Prov. Council is about to sit and Fannin, as you know, will be fully employed at that, so that I cannot do without Green until that is over; but after that I do not want him, and shall be glad to have him provided for otherwise. He is very loyal, I believe; but he is a fearful ass, and the cock and bull stories he gets hold of, are very amusing. I heard to-night that Kinross has very carelessly let your assessment on your new licences remain unpaid; and of course, any evil-disposed person can claim to have the Runs put up to auction. I will see about it at once. Kinross is away at the South. Old Tollemache would be in a desperate state if he heard anything about it. Report says Kinross is very hard pushed, but I do not suppose there is anything in it. Your old friend, J. Anderson, is about to act as R.M. pending the Resident Magistrate's office here being provided for. Of course it is only a temporary arrangement, but I do hope we shall get a good man in Curling's place. He goes on rather worse than better, I think; and God knows what is to come of him. He has not a penny in the world, and they say his debts in the place are over six hundred pounds. There was some grumbling at inconvenience