a much exaggerated account. There does not appear anything aganist these people, and the Colonel has wisely requested Toha to take care of them, and be answerable for their good behaviour; which he is quite content to be. They certainly might be made use of in establishing communication with the Ureweras. But Te Waru be destroyed. It is indispensably necessary for the welfare of the district; and I feel confident that it can be accomplished without any great risk or expense. The natives all feel this, and would willingly co-operate in every way. Ihaka has left a garrison at Turanga. He wishes his men paid; also says that the women prisoners are wretchedly off for clothing. I asked him whether, if the Government desired it, would he undertake the care of all prisoners that might be brought in. He said Yes. There is a good deal of jealousy about their custody, as I before stated, and it might be both a safe and economical plan to settle them on the Peninsula under his custody.