rose, expressed his pleasure at seeing me, and then recapitulated his original proposal made thro' Drummond Hay to the Major General. He confines himself solely to the Waitara question as originating the present hostilities. With reference to the steps taken by the Government he stated, that, if at the commencement of the disturbance a conference of this kind had taken place, matters would have been more clear; and that if some impartial and decided course had been adopted by the Government, he should not have sought, out a remedy himself. That what had been done did not appear to meet the difficulty, inasmuch as the Natives did not fully comprehend the views, nor were they generally satisfied with the proceedings of the Government. 5. I replied to the effect that