promise from Hakopa to see them returned I gave them to him and he left. I now forward the copies for your information and without any reference to Rawiri Waiaua until I either see or hear from him - then I will write to you again. The barque rode out the N. Wester in good style and I am glad to say the weather is now fine - we have had a prodigious wet season and most of the new arrivals just are astonished. It is not yet known how many will stay with us from the Bentinck, so I must