I am not authorised to enter into any arrangement as regards the land; except to ascertain what you claim. It will be well for you to make known to me what those claims are; that I may lay them before the Governor." - "There are no distinct tribes but the Ngamotu tribe, who have any claim upon that part. We are not a divided tribe. From the Interior to the sea, all belongs to one tribe. Let other tribes talk of what belongs to them. I will talk for all that are here at present. From the seaside to Mt. Sgmont, in the above district, belongs to us."