Waikatos meditate any present or future attack upon either themselves or the Europeans of this place. These meetings will occupy several days and will be calculated to have an important influence on the proceedings at the Waikato meeting. I may add that every confidence may be placed in Neros loyalty and attachment to the Government, he intends in common with many others to attend the meeting at Ngaruawahia although strongly opposed to the King movement. Potatau is admitted by Nero to be friendly in his sentiments and this admission is rehiable from the fact that Nero in consequence of old unrevenged feuds is notlinely to admit more than may be relieo upon in favor of Potatau. Nero states that there is a widely extended disaffection among several of the New Zealand tribes which Potatau may not be able to control as his influence when it comes to a question of peace or war although nominally great at present, will not be felt beyond his own