hate the Puketapu Maoris. They are my old enemies, and still continue treacherous and deceitful;" and though it does appear inconsistent that I should not soften and smooth down my feelings of hatred and animosity betwixt contending tribes, I must always look to the safety of the English, which is only secured by the inter-tribe feuds of the natives. Had we indeed power and preponderance of numbers on our side, I should be the first to conciliate and extinguish the feuds, and reconcile old grievances, that they should not make their appearance amongst the rising generation.