Taranaki 30 Nov. 1844. Dear Sir, As previous to this date you will no doubt be informed of the arrangements that has been entered into by Governor Fitzroy relative to the settlement of the land question at this District, I will in the meantime simply confine myself to a statement of what has occurred since his departure from here a report of which would only appear in an unfinished state till I have the lands reserved for the natives staked out and His Excellency's arrangements brought to a conclusion. On the 26th. inst. being the day after the Governor left here I obtained the signatures of the greater number of Ngamotu natives to the deed of transfer for the block of land containing about 3,300 acres purchased from them a copy of which deed is forwarded by this mail. It may be here necessary to observe that the Natives of Ngamotu had a quarrel with the Puketapu tribe who had been waiting to receive a share of the goods to be distributed for the payment of the land to which the latter tribe had no right. The former tribe also quarrelled with the native chief Moturoa from Port Nicholson who had formerly been a Resident here and owner of some land and received with great jealousy by the said tribe he being a chief of some standing and respected by the Europeans. No dangerous consequences have however ensued. After this had taken place the natives agreed that the goods intended for them should be divided into equal lots for each Hapu or family - they were accordingly divided into 21 shares which the natives were very quietly removing each his portion when an old woman had cunningly secreted some of the property attached to a distinct family and caused many of the others a deal of dissatisfaction and there was a general scrap for everything within reach. Not confining themselves to what had been divided in the store they immediately started fastening upon the young