me privately that they cannot hold their people who are enticed by the bait of the promise Russell has circulated among them that they will get back all their land. Of course as we knew, many of the natives have been cheated out of their land and all are ready to get it back if they can, and seemingly they really think they will get it back and are proportionally elated. From all quarters I hear the same account that the natives have stopped all work and are giving their whole time and attention to this land repudiation question. A day or two previous to the Paki Paki meeting a meeting was held at Potangata at which