Sir, I have the honor by direction of the Governor to convey to you His Excellencys thanks for the kind zeal and assiduity with which you have aided the Govt. in effecting a settlement of the long pending question connected with the powder robbery committed by the Natives of Manaia. The personal trouble and inconvenience to which you have been exposed in frequently visiting Manaia and in bringing the greater quantity of the stolen powder is I can assure you very much appreciated by His Excellency.