19th. October 1860. My dear Sir, As I am most anxious under the present very unsettled state of affairs to have all my matters compressed into as small a space as possible, feeling also that my tenure of office very uncertain from the strenuous efforts of my friends here to get rid of me, I shall feel particularly obliged if you would (being also deuced hard up) send me order or cheque for the £10 boot that I am to get with the Grey Horse, I have him still looking better than ever and have found him to be as you described him a really good horse. I have no fault to find with him. Tuke is down here but what he is at I do not know. Ormond also I hear arrived in town this morning - everything is excessively dull, not a shilling to be seen. If I get kicked out, will you have a vacancy for a shepherd or Cook. Ever yours most truly. Will N. Searancke. D. McLean Esq., Ahuriri.