Raglan June 17th. 1873. My dear Sir, Hone Wetere has paid this place two visits since you called at Kawhia, and tells me that he asked Tapihana the other day what his thoughts were Tapihana replied that he had all along been urging on King the proclaiming of a war, but had been over-ruled; and instead of consenting to his open warfare, they had practised these murderous attacks, and killed unoffending people. Consequently he was disgusted with them, and was determined to see you here in the event of his hearing you were coming, to again