would not be hard with the Taranaki and Ngatiruanui tribes. 26. I enclose herewith copy of notes taken down at the meeting by Mr. Drummond Hay, together with correspondence with Major General Pratt from whom I have on this, as on previous occasions, received the most cordial assistance and co-operation. 27. I consider an admirable opportunity is now afforded of bringing the Taranaki war to an honorable termination. I feel assured that any further advance of military operations beyond the points occupied by the troops at Waitara would be attended with great loss on the part of the troops; while the Natives, secure in their mountain fastnesses, would