Auckland 6 Jany 1863 My Dear McLean, Your letter by some mistake or another only reached me late yesterday, and as I find by it you may be running into a great scrape, I hasten to send you a few lines in answer. Why my dear fellow, you have apparently forgotten the whole Disqualification Act, preamble, Short title, & Clauses. How could you stand for the Super'cy till you had made up your mind about your present