and others that what I said was tika or true and seemed to receive me much better amongst them than I anticipated. The meeting after some few remarks by akopa against parting with his land which were answered by those in our favour quietly dispersed Mr. Turton who had been on one of his usual visits having left also after giving the natives a good lecture much appreciated by many of them from the 26 of the 17 chap. of Acts which no doubt had a good effect with many of them - indeed some of them alluded to it as being an excellent Kauhau.