to our own countrymen they will see that we have to deal with a brave people who cannot be frightened like children I only wonder that they have not been more troublesome and I much wonder that the people of Taranaki with their mock demonstration have not been made to feel the vengeance of the natives. I am sure you will exert yourself in pointing out to both races the extreme folly of quarrelling with each other. I hope this will find you all quiet and that you will strive to impress the native mind with the hopelessness of their case should they imitate Heke. Yours very truly, George Clarke.