ever I change my position Miss Douglas will be your sister in place of cousin. Your last letter to me satisfied me as to your own news which I was quite satisfied as to your causion but I had no chance of hearing who or what she was. I suppose she is now yours if so my dearest Donald I wish you joy. All my hope at one time was to have it in my power to make New Zealand the home of all our scattered family but God ordered it otherwise however I hope yet I will be able even in old age to get your length then what a meeting. The last letter I received to you was written when your ocean bird was driven to dispair but I hope as your sallary is good you will be careful and lay by. How dreadful it is the want of money. I am ampbley paid for all I did to my sisters as it made them amiable and a patern to many in this world. Uncle Donald mentioned you sent them some little money but he never told them that or yet did he mention the sum to me which was very strange. He mearly said it was a few pounds. I can scarcley believe you would send all that distance less than £10. Any way therefore you write me and tell me the amount, should