duties have caused you to overlook Mr. Smart's business relative to the land of which he was deprivedby the Fitz Roy arrangements. Mr. Smart is anxious to hear from you on the subject. Te Ngahuru told me last Saturday that he had removed Wiremu te Ha from Major Lloyd's section at Omata, and that the only pakeha was E Waka, who had no right there whatever. The dispute mentioned in my report as trifling, might, but for the intervention of the Police, have terminated in a different manner. The xase was as follows. Wills sold Wiriha a bullock chain, received payment for it, and subsequently drew a load of potatoes into Town, and advanced 2/- for some iron work for the same native, amounting in the whole to 10/- The money was applied for. The native said he had none; but as soon as he received payment from Cowling, for whom he had been working, he would discharge the debt. This very reasonable promise was not sufficient for Mr. Wills; who must needs take the law into his own hands by seizing the bullock chain until the debt was paid. I wrote a note to Mr. Wills, and was glad to hear the chain had been restored to the owner. I should tell you that I reported this seizure to Captain King, and communicated with Wells, as ordered. I find Hakopa useful, and if he continues to exert himself in the good cause, you will have no occasion to regret your election, Tamati Waka has not been quite so punctual in his attendance here since Hakopa's return. Perhaps he may be staying with Rawiri, who is much cut up about the loss of his child. I hear Captain Campbell and Mr. Hunter start next Wednesday for Wanganui. It is generally supposed here that the New Zealand Company cannot exist much longer, and that something definite will be known by the next arrival. Should they retire