Napier 15th. November 1867 Sir, I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of Colonel Haultain's no. 580 of the 28th. ulto. relative to the settlement of questions arising out of Land claims on the East Coast in which reference is made to certain interviews I had with Mr. Richmond on the subject, with a request that I should assist in arranging these questions. In any interviews I have had with Mr. Richmond no allusion was made to my visiting the East Coast and however anxious I might feel to assist the Government I did not consider that I should be again expected to visit the Coast