Enclosure No. 3. August 19th. 1844. This had been a dispute between a native named Te Ropiha, and a European named John Lye,- about a knife that the native Ropiha had dropped out of his hand, and was picked up by one of Lye's children, who would not return it to its owner. The native being angry at the loss of his knife, took up an iron pot, and was taking it away with him, not intending to have kept it; when one or two Europeans followed him, and took the pot from him, at the same time striking the native. The native, having escaped, took up an empty gun that had been lying by, to frighten the European. The case was reported by the Europeans to the Police Magistrate; the native having threatened that he would not let the Europeans go on with their cultivations. That gentleman having referred the matter to me, I recommended that they should come to a friendly settlement, awarded the native some tobacco, and warned the Europeans against such treatment towards the natives. This matter was accordingly settled. (Signed) D. McLean.