not find out what they were doing. There is no other news from Taupo or Waikato. Old Maihi is back at Patetere but I have not heard anything from him yet - There is great jealousy between the Taupo natives and the Ngatiraukawa - Talking of Taupo can you not find a better man for the command than Roberts - He is a good honest fellow and brave as a lion but he is quite useless in his present position and hant as much brains as a Tom-cat - He is no use to me at all and to trust him with any native work would be to make a mess of it - I find Cumming at Wairoa useful - He can do what he is told anddo it quietly and seems to get on well with the Natives - Where these officers can be trusted they are very useful - Most of them are too stuck-up with their military notions - Young Pitt at Poverty Bay is a nice young fellow and in good hands wd. make a good officer- he is rather young to be where he is, too much temptation among