up everything. The Ohiwa men are unpaid and had the whole of the money I asked for been sent everything would have been settled up except the men who went with Kemp on his expeditions - that is as far as I am concerned but indeed it has been a most unpleasant task. I am glad it is over so far. Would you kindly see that our Bay of Plenty and Auckland matters are passed on through the office and returned - there are a lot of things hanging fire some where. With regard to roads I have directed Turner to