busness matters secret. If they were dealing honestly their would be no cause for any privacy and I grieve to have to write this but so is the cause. Walker's account I would insist on being settled in bullocks and other things he had. It does not do to let matters run on from year to year. All wise people settle once a year. I found in one of the accounts from Smith charged to this station the amount of £7 odd that Mr Smith had. I chequed it and asked how it came their when Smith was here. Alex produced the account. It is only a small matter but I do not like that other people should be getting things and charged in your a/c. It gaves trouble and leads to no good. I wish I was with you when settling up. I hope care will be taken of the book. If I had time to copy it I would not let it go. The men here cannot be settled with if it is lost. Yours affectionately Archibald John McLean