principle of dealing with land at the time, some thing no doubt may be said for the social state of the Maories which, at that time, gave the Warrior chief immense power which has almost now faded away. The Taranaki natives, however, acknowledged no superiors they were all chiefs, or rather slaves, and the proverb of the Poverty Bay natives was peculiarly applicable to them "Turunga tangata rite" Equality Fraternity of the Maori in Taranaki. It can easily be imagined how exultingly the Natives triumphed over this easily achieved victory and the amount of patience required by the Europeans to submit to the "Tawai" of the Maori when the settlers were compelled to abandon their farms to the enjoyment of the Ngatiawa. A new and radically different system of purchasing land was subsequently adopted by the Government of the day and Mr. Commissioner McLean succeeded in purchasing a small block of land, including the Township called the "Fitzroy Block". This, it will be therefore seen, was the commencing point of purchasing the district over again, and it is hardly necessary for me to weary you with