19 July 1869 Glenorchy My dear D I was down at Napier and did all that we arranged about before you left for Wellington. The man you have their now is som[e]thing like a man and as far as I can see the best you ever had there. He is one of Scotland's childrin which in itself is a pleasure as they in general have some bottom to them. Some of Ir[e]land's boys are good in tongue but bad in hand and head to carry out what they are told to do. I have shifted all the fruit trees and planted them