quarrels arising between the two races. That if the lands had been apportioned individually as is the case under the English mode of tenure, quarrels of this kind would not arise, but that as their mode of inheriting land was different from ours, they could not as yet appreciate our system. 11. I told him it was quite true that the mode in which they held their land was surrounded with difficulties, which, however, could be overcome if they, instead of trampling upon and quarrelling, about each other's rights would agree to a fair subdivision of their property by which each tribe would enjoy its own lands. That all that is required to meet this difficulty is that each tribe should cordially unite with the Government to arrange and decide upon some plan that could be mutually agreed to.