purchaser of more country, and hope some day you will found a rich & powerful branch of the clan McLean in them diggins. As for native affairs here they remain in statu quo. Whaitere of Maniapoto came in the other day with John Hobbs, sent by Matutaera and Rewi to invite the Governor to go to Waikato. So that as Tamehana & Tioriori had already joined in a written invitation, the Governor had a karere tangata as well as pukapuka. Domett & I were with him & advised him to be cautious. He asked Whaitere whether if he went up to Waikato the Kingites would do as he wished. Whaitere said he couldn't answer for that, but at any rate it was better to come. In the end Sir George said that if he