Clyde Jany. 10th 69 Dear Sir, A circumstance which occurred within the last day or two has given me such an insight in to the character of the opposition you have encountered here that I have determined to lay the whole matter before your notice - Some while since Lt. Col. then Major Lambert asked me to put in writing for the information of the Govt. my opinions on the military organization and character of the Natives - which I did at some length - One passage referring to the authority of the Chfs particularly struck him - and he underlined and bracketed it, and wrote his concurrence in the margin - A little after this again, Capt Saunders and myself were ordered to report on the damage alleged to have been done to Military settlers property by the passage through their settlement of the last Wairoa expedition -