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About the same time Mr. Jonathan Brown came to me at Hairini, near Tauranga, where my wife and myself resided, and asked me, in the event of my wife's name being inserted in the lease or the supposed Crown grant, what were my intentions? what would I do with tho land ? My answer was that I would consent neither to a sale nor lease of the lands. Seeing how things were working, I employed Mr. Warbrick, a licensed Native Interpreter, at Tauranga, to watch the movements, aud appear on behalf of my wife's rights in the event of any further meetings being held, aud also to give my wife notice of any meetings regarding the aforementioned block of land; and for his services I agreed to pay him £10. But here, I may mention, I was disappointed again, for shortly after Mr. Clarke called a meeting of selected Natives at Maungatapu, for the purposo of getting the names for, as I suppose, a "salted" Crown grant, and formally settle tho lease for Captain Morris ; and my interpreter, having probably been " tipped," left me as wise as 1 had been before. Some time after, about fifteen months after Captain Morris had taken possession, I met this gentleman accidentally on his property, and bade him the time of day. He asked me if my name was Douglas. I answered in the affirmative, when he told me that, having heard from Natives and others of my wife's rightful claim in the lands leased by him, he was very sorry she had not got her name inserted along with the rest; it, however, could not be helped now; when I spoke up aud said, "If you will assist me it may be managed yet;" but to this he replied it would be totally against his own interests if he did so, and consequently could not comply with my request. In the latter end of 1872, or early in 1873, I left for Hawke's Bay, aud, whilst working near Mahia in 1876 heard from several Natives from Tauranga, who were on a visit there, that Captain Morris or his agent were negotiating for the sale of the blocks. I immediately wrote to Judge Penton, asking whether Ohauiti and Pukepoto had passed the Native Lands Court; to which Judge Fenton replied, " None of those land 3 you mention in your letter have ever been adjudicated on by this Court." I consequently got my wife to write asking Judge Fenton whether she could get those blocks passed through the Nativo Lands Court to vindicate her rightful claim, and the answer received was, that it could be done at auy time, providing that a proper form of boundaries and application was filled iv and forwarded to that office ; which was, of course, done ; but I learned, immediately afterwards, that Captain Morris or bis agent had purchased the blocks of land in question, and £2,000 had been paid. lat once started for Tauranga to inquire into the matter, and on my arrival at Hairini was informed that the money had been paid, but not to the supposed grantees who previously leased the blocks to Captain Morris and signed the lease. I may here mention that only £600 were paid in cash to the Natives; the rest was paid to storekeepers-for the Native debts. On my return to Napier I called at Mr. Sheehan's office for advice in the matter; but, he being absent in Wellington, I left what correspondence I had from Mr. Penton and others with his clerk at bis office. Since then I have been strongly advised to write a full statement to your Honor, which I hope will be approved of, and further hope that your Honor will see the rights of my wife aud five children, who, if they had been justly treated, would have a home, but who, as tho case stands, have to roam like gipsies—neither home, house, nor habitation. Taking the liberty, and again requesting your Honor to see, or, rather, inquire, into their rights,—l have, &c, Edward Douglas. The Hon. Sir G. Grey.

Mr. H. T. Clarke to the Hon. the Native Minister. I can only say that, as far as I am concerued, I support the application made by the writer, and sincerely hope that an inquiry will bo made into this matter. If the statements generally are as far from the truth as those relating to myself, Mr. Douglas will have no case. 11. T. Clarke. 20th December, 1877.

Xi a Kapene Morihi,— Maungatapu, Nowema 28, 1877. He reta tena ka tukua, —atu i ruuga i nga takiwa whenua o te nei motu o Nui Tireni ki a korua ko Henare Karaka c hoa ma tena korua he pukupuka-inoi atu tona naku kite Kawana, kia tere mat te whakarite mai aku pihi whenua mehemea ko te pai to Kawana me utu kite moni mo aua whenua c pai ana ahau kia utua mai ke te moni ko te mea kua kite ahau i nga korero o te nei pire kua tae mai nei ki au i nga roa. Hepetema 11, 1877. Kua kite au na kona ahau ka tuku atu i taku Pitihana ki a korua. Na Tokorua Matua, (AVahiue) Na Tekahui, Ko Kotahure.

Xi a te Kawana c pa tena koe, — Hairini, Tauranga, Akuhata 20, 1877. Kia rongo mai koe ki toku whakaaro mo toku whenua ara mo te whenua o toku matua o te Kohiwi. Ko te Heitaru te tamaiti tuatahi, te tuarua ko te Wacwae, te tuatoru ko te Ramahiri, te tuawha ko Ano. Ko matau kihai i tango i te moni o te whenua o Pukepoto, ote Hakaroa, o Pukehouhou, o Whananui. Ko Pita anake o matou i tango i te moni o enei whenua. Ko toku hiahia kia whakaputaria mai c Kapeno Morihi te whitu rau, kite kore c puta mai ki a matou tenei moni me whakaputa mai to hawhe o to whenua te waru rau eka, kua fae ahau ki a Kapeno Morihi i te tekau ma ono o nga ra o Hune kua ki atu ahau ki a ia kia homai to moni, kite kore te moni ko tetahi wahi o te whenua, ka whakahokia mai eia ki ahau, kei to Kawanatanga te ritenga. Ka haere ahau ki a Mita Hapi ka korero atu ahau ki a ia, ka ki mai ia ki ahau kaore i te Kawanatanga te ritenga kei a ia ano to ritenga o tona whenua i hokoa ai c ia. He kupu atu tenei naku ki a koe man c tirotiro to mahi a Kapeno Morihi, c tinihanga ana ranei ki a matou c aha ana ranei. Ko toku hiahia ko au kai whakahaero tikanga hai korero ki aia ki taua pakeha. Heoi nga kupu ki a koe. Ka tv ho kupu.