Taranaki Wednesday Evening 7th March, 1860 Dear Maclean I send these few lines by the Governor's special Messenger. Things here look quite as well as could be expected. Possession has been taken of Teira's land by the Troops without opposition - Rumours of course have been rife of hundreds of the Taranaki and Ngatiruanui who were about to enter the Town, but they prove without foundation. Our real difficulty is in bringing the difference