suffered terribly in Hamlin's hands - the death of my Uncle William Johnson gives me 822£ which is however not at present available - I do sincerely hope you will never allow anyone to interfere or misrepresent me to you as you can always have the truth by asking me direct. I cannot send the full report I promised by the "Wanganui" - but answer Col.St Johns queries as to Land in a memorandum enclosed - the Superintendent confuses the question of these native awards by supposing them to be in some way a public estate whereas they are as much private property as your Ngatarawa lands - for six years they have derived little or no benefit from them and there are no lack of persons to advise them of what their true position is -