Mokau Oct. 14/57 My dear Sir I duly received your two letters about the imprisoning of the thieves and Pene's neikerautanga. I also had a note from Mr. Whiteley enclosing one from Pene in which he dont say a word about any other mate except his confinements in a Wharekino. I have told him it is a wharepai and a wharekura and that I hope the present lesson will make a greater impression than those of my wharekura ngawari Takerei was applyed to, but refused to interfere and said "kahore he tikanga ki au, wawa ano tawa he" "Tuhiatuhia ki a Henare! kua akoua ra" --- exclaimed Nga Tawa, when a native read Pene's letter to me. None of our chiefs will interfere, I am sure --- and Rawiri though a mangai nui --- is nobody. But Nuitene Te Painui hasjust been informing me that a teiwa of Hetarika's and two others have just arrived --- that all Ngatimaniapoto is at Rapatea or Motukaramu --- "ka poke te ao" etc. I will go and see the "Teiwa" and ask him to take this. As to "ka poke te ao" etc. I believe nothing about it: but I willlet you know all that I may think worth communicating. Our chiefs have gone to Kawhia to prevent a quarrel there. Yours in haste C.H. Schnackenberg.