that by interfering in a land claim with which he was not concerned, he had run headlong into trouble, and increased the difficulties of a question which if left to the parties most interested in it, would have been settled long ago. 18. When bidding Thompson Goodbye, I expressed a wish to have a further interview with him, which he neither declined nor assented to. His last words to me were to be considerate to the Ngatiawa. 19. On Wednesday morning at half past six William Thompson and the whole of the Waikatos left Waitara, firing, in accordance with Native customs, a few shots over the graves of their dead as they retired. 20. I regret that I had not a further interview with this intelligent chief; but it appeared to me that he did not feel justified in committing