Ahuriri that I never ever hear of vessels bound to Wellington. So Miss Maggy Paul is to be married to the amiable and good young Hunter. She ought not to want for venison. I should like to be at the wedding but that is not probable. Your Porirua trip gave you a slight initiation of bush life. These darling mosquitoes are great favourites with the ladies everywhere as they kept their imagination alive even if they slightly injure their beauty. I was glad to hear of your historical progress and the selection you are reading. Mr Park tells me that I am expected in Wellington this month. How that report has arisen I know not for it will be impossible for me to be there before May next, if then. There is so much