they can thrash us and that then they will be very gracious to us but there is no precedent in History for such an assumption. Sir G. Grey may put off the evil day and I dare say he will but it must come sooner or later in spite of all his efforts and all the orders of the Home Govt. I often see a Brother of Mannings who is settled here and gets letters from New Zealand. He says the Ngapuhis and all