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[teanslatiox.] Kawhia, July 9, 1864. FItTEtTD, This is a letter of mine to you the Resident Magistrate of Raglan to tell you of the impertinence of the king party. Three king men of the Ngatimahanga tribe have come to us to persuade us (to join the king.) Nikorima Hoaui* and Te Warena (they have come) to persuade the people of Aotea, of Kawhia, and of Whaingaroa to join the king, lest they should be killed by the angel. The angel has made his (first) appearance at Taranaki; his name is Kamareira. This angel has conversed with his medium; the name of the medium is Iloropapera; he was the first to accept Christianity at Hokianga. This man was taken a slave to that place, and it was through the Gospel that he returned to his settlement at Taranaki. He has now a great deal to ' say. The island (the king party) will now succeed through him; it is of G-od's appointment. This is the substance of the talk ; God has love to the men of this island, because they are a poverty striken people, and the Governor has not loved them; that is to say, he did not give them guns, powder, lead, and other munitions of war. If the Governor's course had been this, if he had given guns to the Maories, God would not have been angry with him now. The king people are, as matters stand at present, very impertinent. This is what they say to us ; we must go (somewhere) that the road may be clear for the angel to kill the Europeans. I said I would not consent; I was afraid of death at the hands of the Europeans, and therefore I went to the Governor as a father for myself to take care of me, lest I should be killed in the fighting. As it is, it is good that we should die in the company of our chief, the Governor. "Whereupon they said, " O son, the Governor will not remain ; he will run away to the other side (of the ocean.)" I replied, " Let the angel go and retain him." They answered, "Do not be unbelieving." There are eighty men to destroy the Europeans ; forty Maori soldiers to kill the General and his soldiers, forty Maoris there are for "VVaipa even to "Waikato, and forty for us, both Queen natives and white men. These latter will travel by the western coast. Friend, this is a word of mine to you. Waiharakeke, Te Taharoa, Harihari, and Marokopa are full of king natives, planting, etc., food for the angel. The king people are very impertinent now. This is a word of ours, of the Kawhia Runangas—a word seeking for Major McGregor's thoughts on the subject (a feeler) for some guardian for us. The where or when of the coming of these things (the aggressions of the king party) cannot be known. We desire two tilings —first, guns and some powder ; second, soldiers. This is a request to the Major and the Governor; if not consented to, enough. Enough of that speech. Friends, send this letter to Auckland, that our loving friends may see the deceitfulness of the Maoris. They also say Auckland will be burned by the fire of the angel. This is all the news of this place. By lloxe Te One, Resident Magistrate of Kawhia. * Nikorima, son-in-law of "VViku, gave up his gun, and signed declaration of allegiance at Raglan, on the 14th June, 1864. Enclosure 3 to Xo. 31. Waipapa wahi o Kawhia. Xi a Tainui, Xi a Repa, Xi a Te Wetini, Xi a Hami, Xi a Renata, Xi a Pene. E hoa ma, c koro ma, tena koutou, tena nga mate, ka ki a koutou kite ki o te Aroha, tena koutou te noho mama i raro ito maru oTe Kawana, Heoi tena, Pai Mairire. "Whakarongo mai, tenei kua kite inatou i te ora mo matou mo koutou, inainei c puta ki waho, kia tere, mumura, totoro, hahana, keimau koutou i te hau ki roto i tena pa, kia tere, maharatia a a Rota !Kote ra tenei ote rapunga utu. Heoi ano Pai Marire. jS ta Tanioea Kapotl [tbanslation.] Waipapa, Kawhia, (A ro date.) To Tainui (the tribe), to Repa, to Te Wetini, to Hami, to Renata, to Pene. Friends, fathers, salutations to you all, the dead included. You are spoken of* (amongst us) lovingly. Salutations to you all, abiding as you are under the authority of the Governor. Enough of that. " Pai Marire." Listen: we have discovered a mode of safety for ourselves and for you. Be speedy; fire first glistens, then creeps along, and then bursts into flame, lest you should be overtaken by the wind inside that fortress (adhering to that party). Be speedy. Think upon Lot. This is the day of the seeking for an equivalent. Enough. " Pai Marire." Bx Tanioba Kapoti.

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HxVU HAU SUPERSTITION AMONG THE MAORIES.