compared with the maintenance of good relations - Although we have carried our point still it has chafed the old sore - and will retard our efforts to break down the prejudices of the Hauhaus to allow roads to be made through their country. The second difficulty to which I alluded was the carrying forward the road to Katikati, through our own land. In this I was quite "marama" - As I was unable to go myself I sent Hori Ngatai and Enoka - They as sellers of the land to the Government could speak and act decisively in their own way