missfortune not crossed my path I could have made a good living among them. If I had not been done out of my money among them I should not have come to New Zealand to try and make a better of it. I am not afraid but what I can yet battle the watch as well as many of my neighbours that come out here as penyless as myself. Certainly I was a fool in saying I had money in America to get when I did not get it however I was only telling what was just and I may even yet get it. I am neither lame or lasy or all together without some little brains left altho it appears among my own relations I have none but let my acts here be the proof. Altho I was not brought up all my life among stock I think I can do as much among them as a great portion of my neighbours that rent runs all round me and I must say nothing because I am supposed to no nothing. I can not in justice to myself labour on as I have done groveling in the durt. I have been offered sheep to put on Maori land & I see without you gave me some chance to live it will be my only plan to take advantage of it for I plainly see the more I do here the less I am thought of. If I will gave you rent for your sheep or 2000 of them equal to what any other one can do I think it is nothing but fair that you would gave me a chance when I am able and and willing to do all I can for you but from what I learn from Alex you want to send some other manager here. Of course you can do so but I pity your judgment on that point for were you