2 lower run but did not do much damage this time. Only two or three killed. We have two of Hapuka's Maoris staying here and one of them was sent to kill the dogs to Pukawa and the Hapuka ordered him to kill every dog at the pa. 18 dogs were killed by him. That was very good of the old boy. He has been here two or three time since you were here and we were very kind to him. We had the most of the natives of this districk lately up here hauling the timber for the mill out of the bush and all the chiefs have been very friendly and gave us but very little trouble. They are all apperently very peaceable and want no quarrels with the whites if they are left allone. They had a meeting the other day at pa Okiro investigating into a feeling of distrust they had against some of the whites 3 for some threats that was hove out to them by Colinso, Rhodes, Tuke and some others which was very foolish owing to the disturbed state of the country at preasant but the meeting ended by them assuring they the natives did not want any quarrel but to live in piece with us if they were left alone and the superentendant in this part of the whites assured them that their would not be any quarrel and that their lands would not be taken from them. My mind has been very much disturbed with anxiety about you of late owing to a number of dreams I have almost every night about you and our family but hope and trust that you will be careful how you go among the natives much as they like you they may in a moment of excitement do you an injury but I hope my dear Donald you will use all care in moving among them