its rolling, that mist was now hanging over Taranaki mountain sufficient to damp good and bad who went near it, that the Governor was quite able to manage his own quarrels there and neither required or solicited interference by friends of foes in that quarter, that the assembled tribes should sit still in peace and look after themselves the Europeans and their own district. I should add that a half brother of Neros from Waipa made an excellent speech advising the people tollive under the Queens Govt. this man has hoisted the Queens flag at Waipa and defied any of the adverse party to touch it or cut it down at which they have been very much incensed. Urgent and repeated solicitations have been made to Nero and his people by all but Potatau himself to abandon the Queens govt. and join the King party. Potatau has on the contrary urged him not to abandon the Queen or the Governor. It seems that Potatau although so well supported feels rather uncomfortable in his present