joined him, Hakopa a man of some influence strongly opposed the sale of any land to the Europeans and was replied to by a shrewd and most intelligent native named Tamati, brother of Ihaia who possessed an uncommon degree of shrewdness and tact in conducting an argument. The meeting then got rather excited and kept a spirit disputation on the subject during the evening at which there was a great deal said to and fro as to their several and individual claims which by any person understanding what passed would be a conclusive argument against the speculative theories of native rights to property who