he always tells - We shall miss old Russell but I dont think we cd. put his son Bill into the Upper House we shd. disgust a lot of people here if we did - The natives are in good train here and have behaved well - of course they have wanted a lot of working up but still they are all right. Even Henare Matua is beginning to drop H. R. and will come in directly - It is very disgusting to have to waste time at such work when one has more to do than can be done properly - still it is lucky one of us was here or there wd. have been mischief done -