I pursued that course - as there was no necessity to report the cases till the trouble had been surmounted - I cannot conceal from myself the fact that we are by our energetic pushing forward of our Public Works in every possible direction exciting the attention of the Ultra Waikato party. Hunia te Ngakau was without doubt sent by Manuhiri and Manga to Tauranga during my last visit to Wellington - The Ngaiterangi Chiefs spoke so plainly and to the purpose that Hunia returned to his companions rather crest fallen. There is also no doubting the fact that Hunia and his companions were sent to Niho o te Kiore by Manga and the meeting was decidedly stormy Hunia lost his temper and used language anything but pacific - Our allies were moderate but firm in their replies - And I believe the present Kuiti meeting has been called to consider the present position of the King party - All these matters have tended to excite our district Hauhaus - and I was sorry that our Surveyor should have gone on to the very spot to re erect a trig station (without first coming to let me know) which was the cause of our Rupture with the pirirakau in 1866 and 67. The first I heard