Land Commissioners Office Wellington 14 March 1853. Sir, I have received your letter of the 25 ult. respecting the occupation of a piece of land claimed by Te Nahu as a desirable place the position of which you describe for the storage of the settlers wool at Ahuriri. I shall be glad to give any assistance I can towards carrying out your wishes as the object you have in view would be beneficial to the settlers generally but of course as no permission to squat on Native lands can be granted it would be necessary that the Govt. should in the first