Tauranga January 26th. 1861. My dear Sir, I wrote a letter on the 21st. just before I left for Maketu reporting a change of feeling on the part of some of the natives of this place. William Thompson has been here and altho he says that his desire is that all the Tauranga natives should remain quiet. It is rather remarkable that this determination to go to Taranaki has only arisen since he visited them. Since the date of the Public letter above referred to Rawiri Puhirake, who is very active in dissuading these infatuated people from going, has told me that several have given up the idea.