21st August.(1855?) Dear Maclean, I write in haste to say that Macdonnell has just determined to resign his appointment at the end of this month. The reason he gives is that it is so uncomfortable living at Viliers and the port --- which , considering the drunkards and shagroons hanging on there generally. Macdonnell is bent on resigning --- and has made arrangements with Tanner to shepherd etc. until he can leave this district. I have not formally accepted his resignation ---but I suppose I must, as he will leave at any rate. This will be a great nuisance to me as far as native cases are concerned. Will you kindly think of this? I don't see what is to be done --- I go on with this otherwise distasteful work without an interpreter Grindell and Colenso are both as you know in that particular --- and there is no one else. Alexander I cannot ask always to sit --- he dislikes it much to say nothing of the time it demands. If Cooper were here we could get on till other arrangements are made. But the best would be what I proposed in my other note. Pray attend to this and oblige Yours ever truly, Alfred Domett. Donald Maclean, Esq. I heard Moule has recd. no pay since you were here.