May 27th. 1850. Dear Sir, I am off to the Waiwakaiho, and hope the plan suggested by Honi will succeed. You will observe by my Report that for the last 2 Saturdays there has been no drill, which is to be accounted for by my absence with Captain King at the Police Office about native cases. From what I hear right and left about that eternal subject, "the Land Question", uneasiness on the part of some of the settlers is increasing. The Maoris, it is said, are forbidden to extend their cultivations on Mr. Smart's farm, but I am not at present in possession of particulars. Edwin Davy, for the first time, hesitates and admits a want of confidence to carry on improvements on