former proposed that they should leave it to him to "Nawao korua ko te kawaratanga" he said "ki te ki koe kei whea te kainga moku, makei a ki atu waiho maku e hanga ki te pu toe toe, ki te taka koe ki te wai, hei aha ma wai kua ria-ta taua hara" (their hara being the Waikato war) Rewi at once accepted Te Wheoro's proposal and they all appeared very much pleased. Waikato did not take any public part but from conversations between them and our own people in Manuwhiri's hut it appears that the matter had been left with Maniapoto, and they (Waikato) were satisfied with what had taken place. Manuwhiri sang a song on the first day, which the Kupapa say is very friendly in tone, when I went to see him he said "ko au tenei ko to matua ko Manuwhiri, ko kae te tangata i ki ia ka haere mai, ko koe te Karaiti"? I thought it best to evade a reply. Tawhaio met me outside his house shook me very affectionately by the hand and asked me in, but nothing transpired it was merely a state visit, unsought for by me, however it is very significant of the improved attitude of the Hauhau party. In the evening Tu Tawhiao (the son) came and spent a couple of hours in my tent he is a fine smart young scamp, and is very anxious to come and see me here. Rewi I saw a great deal of he is a pleasant a man as I ever met, we are great friends, one of his speeches to me was "taku kupu kia Te Makarini i te Kopua, me hoki koe ki te hanga i te rakau hei patu moku, na homai ana ko koe ko te ingoa inaiemi ko Te Mea Mataora roku", he will be at Te Kopua in a few days planting for the hui in summer. The Kupapa's are keen for planting on a piece of land of Hone Te One's here and I have suggested that they be provided with send for all the land that they prepare at the hui in question I think that an amicable settlement may be come to. Nothing was said publicly about Todds murder, the Hau haus funk the subject awfully, while we were there