of such as the shooting at and wounding one of their tribe recently at Waikato heads and the death previously by a European at Auckland or Hemi also one of their trite. They wished to know whether in similar aggravated and unprovoked attacks they should be justified in taking the law into their own hands. I explained to them that that would be using a dangerous and unnecessary weapon while there were courts in the country in which their own chiefs assisted to administer the law where they could obtain redress for all grievances -- I should here notice that John Hobbs the messenger at the Native office previously distinguished as a skilful warrior, on the English side at the Bay of Islands spoke with excellent effect to the various tribes as we came along he was listened to with much attention from the fact of his being a relative of theirs. Wm. Nero had a long interview with me yesterday evening, he feels annoyed that the settlers should leave, he is summoning his followers from the Waipa Aotea and other places to consult on the course they are to pursue should the