do so to night and enclose you copies) the one referring to the Agency the other petitioning the Governor to call the Assembly together without further delay. I should advise you to have no further communication with Ministers beyond in the curtest possible terms denying any interference with the Ngatiporou who had been sworn in as Constabulary you can do this and I think should do it as it is the point on which you will be mainly assailed in regard to this matter. I should simply acknowledge receipt of letter dated - and state that the statement I have referred to is untrue. Now as to what we can do to retaliate upon the wretches I think you shd. get up a large meeting at Napier and pass similar resolutions to those wd pass inland. The demand for a meeting of the Assembly is of course the main point. Let us lead in that and you will see other parts of the Colony will follow suit.