. Auckland, Octr. 17th. 1870. My dear Mr. McLean, I have only time to give you a very few lines by this mail. I returned on Friday night from Ohinemuri. Dr. Pollen was anxious about sitting of the Native Lands Court at Shortland at which the Ohinemuri cases are to be heard. It had been said and Puckey seemed to believe it that Te Hira and party would do something desperate with the Ngatikoi and the Doctor thought I had better go and satisfy myself