Napier April 2nd /73 Hon. D. McLean Dear Sir, I was very much disappointed, when I came thro' Wellington a short time back, at not being able to see you, thro' your absence in the North; I however hoped you would come down this Coast, on your return to Wellington, but as you did not, I had no opportunity of seeing you -- I had just returned from a short holiday to Canterbury where I was in time to bid good bye to my uncle and family