steady breeaz, Capt. Richards very kind and friendly pleasant company on board the Brig we formed a nice party of 4 for the settlement of the Wanganui question Mr. Symonds the chief myself his deputy and manager of the native affairs and a Govt. and Company's surveyor to cut the lines and point and stake out the boundarys. I had Wm. with me my black servant and two natives - very little sleep during the night. Wednesday, 29 April, /46. Got up at daybreak and fell in with a namesake a plain highland lad named Don. McLean from Tobermoy Carpenter of the Govt. Brig he knows my Brother Arch. well and told me he saw him when he was Capt. of the Barque Potentate he also told me there was a young child at Auckland named after me Flora McLean for my grandmother and Don. McLean for myself the parents are most respectable of the name of McDond. from the neighbourhood of Glasgow he also knew Dr. McLean of Tobermoy and told me his sons were doing well in Sydney. We continue to have a favourable breeze very comfortable and contented good breakfast and dinner better fare than is generally reported to be given in the Brig I have no doubt but many make unreasonable complaints of want of hospitality on the part of Capt. Rich. Towards the afternoon I suggested to Mr. Symonds that our landing even on the beach might expeditate our movements and we went ashore with all our Natives and