he would stop - the native Assessor, elated by his days success was detailing the particulars of thecase to Fenton - and upon the Assessors and my statements Mr. Fenton highly approved our proceedings - how very unfair was that approval of Fenton - he ought to have expressed that unless the diffendant had appealed to him he had no opportunity to examine the particulars of the case and abstained from either approving or disapproving. A serious case of that description is mentioned in the printed slip I am including to my present- the injured party was Noa - the Chief of the Ngatikoura - he and his wife - both exemplary natives - died a few weeks ago. In this case of Noa's, Mr. Fenton expressed to me in our conversation on the subject - that to revert Ta Kerei's proceedings would ''injure his (Ta Kerei's) dignity'' - how tho'roly the Laws of God are condemning the paying respect to persons in the execution of justice I have no need to mention. It is by the accumulation of such expressions and acts on Fenton's part that the utter unworthiness of the man is impressed upon my mind - and so far from any truth being in Fenton's removal having proyed a loss - his absence having been regretted, and such like, I never heard yet a European speaking about Fenton but with detestation and