I authorise you, therefore, to convey this reply to your brother, Paul Tukaroto." "To Manuhiri and Paul Tuhaere. Salu tations to you both. I am sorry I cannot come to meet you. lam suffer ing from illness, and cannot come. I send you this to explain the cause of my absence from Tukaroto. Paul te Tinana." It is unnecessary to explain that Tuka roto is the name assumed, from about a year past, by Tawhiao. One of the reasons for the change was that the name Tawhiao being used so fre quently in devotions and all public prayers of the Hauhaus' faith, the com mon use of it became distasteful. Paul, it must bo also explained, has of late years taken the name of Te Tinana, an ancient congomen belonging to this family. • It is obvious from the above letter, that Tawhiao looks forward with interest to the March meeting, and has not, as has been stated by some, given up all intention of being present at it. At the Wesleyan Conference it was stated that the income for foreign mis sions was £171. The Eev. W. Morley received the hearty thanks of the Con ference for his services as editor of the Wesleyan. It was resolved to make it a weekly paper. The Conference decided to commence at once a connection al Fire Insurance Company. The Eev. T. Buddie was rs-appointed Principal of the Wesleyan College, and Dr Kidd to be classical tutor. The Conference resolved to hold the next meeting at Dunedin. CHEISTCIHJECH, January 27. Mr Harnay will act as Commissioner of Eailways during tho illness of Mr Conyers. At the Police Court tliis morning a man was charged with pretending to be a detectivo, in order to obtain money from persons under the threat of re porting them to Inspector Hickson on the charge of behaving indecently. The case was remanded for a week. At the same Court to-day a man named W. Bullivant, alias Weston, alias Heyde, alias Joyce, alias Edge, was charged with forgery and uttering a nunjber of cheques for small sums of from £4 to £7 ss. He was committed for trial. Sweeps to the value of £9000 are now being advertised in the papers in this city. DUNEDIN, January 27. The breach of promise case, Crayford v. Carruthers, was settled this morning. 