I hope you will seriously think of the inexpediency of sending an armed party by way of Ahikereru through Ruatahuna in pursuit of Te Kooti. I am very much afraid that such a course would undo all that Mair has been doing for the past three months. If it were absolutely necessary it would be very different. But apart from the political difficulty the idea would be a mistake. The proven points of approach on this side - are either by the Waimenui valley to Maungapohatu, or by the Waioweka. I have consulted with