my request and Martin a Knight but not a word has been said about Arney whom I recommended at the same time. Hadfield and your evidence went home by last mail - Yours is very convincing but if it had been as well prepared as Hadfield's would have annihilated him. Hadfield absolutely denies having instigated the Petition from Otaki for my recall and Turton goes down to make further enquiries. Valentine Smith is to be R. M. in the Wairapa and Turton on the West Coast. Wardell is to go to XtChurch with the most we can give him. Matine is not at all well at your house. He had bad news from the South but not very intelligible. I dare say you will think my urging your return not very reasonable but you know how entirely I depend on you and how ill I get on without you - Pray therefore come unless you see positive reason to the contrary and bring up Drummond Hay - A number of canoes are