his life by some of the bloodhounds who wanted to murder him on the spot. He showed the white feather by turning round and offering to join against his friend Ihain who was by this time quietly ensconsed in a pa on the banks of the Waitara, he was however soon hunted out of this fortification which was immediately burnt, he crossed the river to another pa from which he was also ousted, and Nikorima's pa at Turangi has been set fire to destroying powder etc. Ihaia destroying some wheat of Wire mu Kingi's in return. Poor Ihaia is now driven to the bush and will have either to leave the country or be starved out; I am sorry for this as I had great hopes a good stand up fight would have brought all of them to their bearings when they would see that the only way to settle the quarrels would be to dispose of the original cause of them namely their land. How it will turn out now for New Plymouth remains to be seen. I can well imagine your astonishment when you