have told us. Archy's wife has not yet left the country, the draw back being that she could not get a ship that sailed direct to Wellington. However she expects to leave by the middle of August by the ship 'Strath Allan' from London, one of Messrs Willis & Gann's Company vessels. I hope she will meet with every kindness and attention. She is quite that style of person that commands the respect and esteem of strangers and I have no doubt but you will very soon come to recognise her sterling worth as no ordinary person but one of a superior intellect, good solid practical judgment