acknowledged by themselves to be reasonable, were resisted by them, influenced by these considerations they carefully pursued a middle course which would not implicate them with either party and left during the night after the usual exchange of salutation with the Waiwhakaio natives for their forest retreat at Mataitawa where they have been advised to remain until they are fully prepared to accept the terms. The Revd. Mr. Wilson and Mr. Parris afterwards visited Mataitawa but only saw a few of the natives, the greater number of them were collecting food at their different cultivations in the forest, the have since written to Mr. Parris requesting him to pay them a visit, and such is