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The flag Potatau is hoisted at To Hauke, you have refreshed those people with their God, whose intent it was to kill the Pakehas, you have supplied them with goods, you have let them go to the various parts of Heretaunga working out their works of insanity. These are the reports which I have heard respecting you to give you an opportunity of saying whether it is false or true; should part be false and part true, you must let me know which portion is false and what true. In my opinion it is all false. Write and let me know your intentions, whether you still intend to carry out your former promises, or whether Te llapuku is drawn away by the deceitful devices of this straiige God. Prom your affectionate friend, G. S. Coopeb. Enclosure 4 to No. 20. Pourere, Pepuere 22, 1865. Haere ra c taku korero ke Nepia, ki aTe Kupa. E hoa kei te kite pea koe i tena Atua hou ka tae mam a ki Te Hauke me ona tangata kotahi rau. Ko nga tikanga pea o taua iwi kaore koe ite mohio. Engari ko au ka rongo kai te pati ia te Hapuku ratou ko tona iwi, Kua whakaae hold ratou ki taua Atua, kai muri tata i tenei ko te kino. Kotahi rau ma whitu, kai reira te pu kai reia te hoari otira c hara ite pokanoa mai v a ratou, he mea to marika mama te Hapuku me te haki me nga tangata hoki me tenei Atua hou. E hoa he kupu atu tenei naku ki a koe, pewheatia ranei he ritenga mo tenei kino ka whakatupuria nei ki to tatou nei kainga, ki au me korikori kia kore c tukua mai tenei Atua hou ki ranga ki a tatou takatakalu haere fii, kite whakaae koutou ki taku cki atu nei me korikori, ka tuhi mai tetahi pukapuka kia mohio ai ahau. Heoi ano te korero. Na Te Moeexa, Kaiwhakawa. [TItAJTSLATIOy.] Pourere, February 22, 18G5. Go this my communication to Napier, to Mr. Cooper. Friend perhaps you have seen that new God which has arrived at Te Ilauke together with its supporters, numbering One hundred men. You most likely are not aware of their intentions; but I know this, that they are trying to draw away Te Hapuku and his tribe; they (Hapulu's tribe) have also consented to that God. Close behind this is evil, one hundred and seven:* there are the guns and there are the swords. But it is not a voluntary undertaking of theirs, they were drawn here by Te Hapuku, with both the flag and also the men, and also the new God. Friend this is a word from me to you. What steps shall we take respecting this evil which is being nourished up in this our dwelling place? My opinion is that we should be striving to keep this new God away from us. and from trampling about us. Should you coincide with me in this proposition to be on the stir write a letter to me that I may know. That is all I have to say, From Moeena, Assessor. * This according to the Maori form of counting means 340. Enclosure 5 to Jso. 20. Nepia, Pepuere 24, 1865. Kia Kahattiana, — E hoa tena koe, he vi atu tenei naku H a k«e ki to koutou tikanga ko ou tangata mo te Atua hou kua tae mai nei i a Waikato te homai inahoki i era hui o tatou i te Pawhakarro ka k mai koutou i reira o kore c tukua nga tangata o Waikato kia haere mai ki konei whakaiaruraru ai i a tatou. Ko tenei he oho maun tenei. "E ! kei waenganui i a tatou c haere ana me tana hau me tana pu." Na kiia ana kei muri tona nuinga c rima rau me nga pu ano kua ki mai a Uenata ki au kua karangatia ho hui kite Pawhakairo, he rapu tikanga mo taua mea. E pai ana tenei engari kite puta mai ite takiwa me pchea ? Xi toku nei whakaaro me tono atu c koutou he tangata ki Waikato kite ki atu kia nobo mai i kona, kati te haere mai I.i Herciaunga kaore nei hoki c mohiotia ana te tikanga o te ope c mau haere ana i tenei hanga ite pa. Tutituhia mai kia rongo ai au ki tau whakaaro. Na Te Kupa. [thanslation.] Napier, February 2-1, 1565. To Kaeaitia^a, — Friend, salutations to you, this is a question of mine to you as to what you and your people think of this new God which Waikato has brought into this place. As on a former occasion where we met at Pauhakairo, you then stated that you would not allow any Waikato Natives

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