give notice to all the Rangitanes in your Province, that they had better at once proceed to Manawatu and put in their Claims. I send up the Deed of purchase for execution this week, and will probably hand over the £12000 within three weeks from this time. They talk of handing me back some £5000 on deposit at 5 p. c. interest - I hope you will fix a time for our meeting for the purchase of the 40 Mile Bush, before I pay over the money - as the occasion will be a good one for making known our intention. A Special Messenger arrived last night from Wanganui, with the Intelligence that the Ngatiruanui were proceeding to Pipiriki to have another duel with our friendly Natives - that they numbered 340 and that there were already nr Pipiriki some 100 Waikatos. The Putiki Natives had all started up the river to Jerusalem or Jericho - the appointed place of battle. They are rum beggars. I half doubt whether