by Messrs. Skinner and Riemensch-neider they could avail themselves of; and I am glad to say with success as before they left (about noon) the party broke up their encampment and set off on their march by the inland road through the forrest to their own district. Before starting they expressed themselves desirous that the quarrel should then end and wished Mr. R. to acquaint their opponents of their feeling towards them and their anxiety to receive from them a like declaration. Mr. R. has informed me that having seen some of the other party they replied on receiving this message "that they had been thinking the best way would be for the Ngatiruanui on their return to write to them to say that they wished the quarrel to be at an end when they would write them in reply that they had the same wish." We have heard no more of them since their departure. Ihaia came to the town on Thursday with about tweanty armed followers. He appears to be taken notice of by our friendly natives and his present position in connexion with Rawiri's party who have taken his part makes it very difficult to determine how to act towards him. When I first