Octavius Hadfield
[extract from the diary of Octavius Hadfield]
Oct. llth-12th . . . Lost nearly all the morning. In the afternoon wrote to the Bishop and Mr. Coates. Believe I am going in the Columbine thus visiting Tauranga on our way. Went on board the Columbine and made some prepai-ations. Wrote some letters. Spent some time in uncertainty what to be doing. Read native.