almost every day but lately we have heard nothing of you. No one seems to know where you are. I do not know how often we were told you were on your way in, so I hope you will not blame me for not having written. Wellington has been very dull. We have not had a ball since the Governor's in June. The races were good I believe but none of us went as we do not like them. The Hutt races take place today. I was asked to go with a party but declined going. What is this story about the Governor and his intended? I am sure I have heard twenty different ways of it. Some say the young lady has changed her mind, others that she