annoy the Puketapus that mischief may result. The Natives are very angry at C.B.'s election. The only way I could quiet them was by saying that all remained as before as concerned them, Sir G. Grey was still Govr. and I was his deputy, and that C.B. was only Govr. for the Pakehas. How it will end I can't tell, but I have determined on keeping the Natives quiet as far as possible, especially as it is decided that the