for peace but they did not consider themselves at liberty to subscribe to the terms without further consideration. The friendly natives urged that the Governor's terms were good, and that it would not be too much to expect that they (the insurgents) should surrender their lands as a payment for the murders, and other injuries inflicted by them on the Europeans. The insurgants were not disposed to regard with favour proposals emanating from the friendly natives who had borne arms against them, they were also afraid to commit themselves to any course which might not be approved by their late allies (the Waikato) and equally afraid of your Excellency's displeasure while terms,