Footseray, near Melbourne Septr. 28th 1858 My dear Sir, Now after the excitement consequent upon meeting ones relations after so many years absence has passed over I am anxious to give you an abstact of my proceedings since I last wrote to you. I called sometime back on Mr. John Mudie and received an invitation to, Tea which was of course accepted, and we accordingly proceeded to Mrs. Mudie's in the evening and found the ladies awaiting us. I was received with great kindness by all the family and entered into a long account of everything connected with their friends in New Zealand with which they were very much inteested, although of course they knew all about New Zealand from Mrs. McLean yet it seemed that they were so glad to see one who was acquainted with the family, in fact they were ovejoyed to hear me speak of Mrs. McLean of whom as you may easily imagine they are all doatingly fond. Miss Mudie sings beautifully in fact I was obliged to leave soon afterwads owing to my becoming