food, and little ammunition; and the party down at Arai on Wednesday was intended to bring up some kegs of the latter, planted by his people in the long bush behind Harris' place, which the Friendlies had found and removed. They probably did not expect to find any people about, and it was not a planned murdering party. Their retreat was very precipitate. Things have been found, which they dropped, for a long way up the valley. The cession of the land is going on favourably. Do not let old Rahami come back yet to intrigue. Wyllie has given his most zealous aid.