you say four pounds per acre for Lakeman section with houses and that would be less than he offered it for last year viz. £250 will you be so kind as to send me a statement of all the particulars at your earliest convenience, or if you should not be able to afford time for this perhaps my worthy friend Dr. Wilson would take that trouble. You are expected here immediately to purchase all the land between this place and Porirua from the settlers to select the compensation land from, so that I am not sure but this may pass you on the way here. I saw Mr. Skinner here on his return from Taupo (where he is to be stationed) he told me that Manaia was much dissatisfied and denied having received any payment for the land, otherwise we are very quiet. Be so good as tell Dr. Wilson that I would