30 June 1872 Maraekakaho My dear brother I received your letter of the 6 from the Waikato and was glad to hear from you. It must have been tiresome to have been waiting their so long. I had wet we[a]ther going and comeing from Akitio but that run is improving fast and the stock looking well. Reid is a hard working man and everything seems to be in its place their. I like his young rams much. He will have a fair demand for them next year. He could have