his own acts; but in his case, this was not necessary. His untiring efforts to extend the bounds of English colonisation in New Zealand, have not been equalled. Various attempts have been made, from time to time, by persons vain enough to conceive that there was no difficulty in native matters; that the Maori could be easily managed by anyone; that acquiring land was a perfectly simple operation; and that, in fact, a mystery was made of native affairs by the Native Department, of which Mr. McLean has been so long the head. Experience has taught us over and over again that these assertions were unfounded; and that those who attempted to delude the public into this belief, proved how utterly abortive