he says, several small detached blocks are in course of survey around Cornmandel Harbour, which including Mercury I. amounts to about 8000 acres a very small show in my opinion. I have not quite brought Ngatiwhatua to book yet, and have heard no more of te Whiti. W. S. Graham is still here I saw him yesterday, (Sunday) looking very much affected by the illness of his child, and she died at 30.c. this morning. Parris was sent up some despatches, which I look upon as rigmarole Maori yarns without a single idea, at the same time he has done all that could be expected of him and deserves no censure. Smith is away from the office today and the only thing on the board regarding N. P. is a minute of Ss recommending that the Assessors should be written to, cautioning the Maoris not to carry their warfare within the limits of the European boundaries which appears to me right and proper but if they do what thent??. I think I told you about the Bay of Plenty 16 killed and wounded and heard privately that the scheming