The friendly Natives at the Wairoa behaved admirably at the risk of their lives they met and set at defiance a body of nearly double their of the Hauhau. Matters are still in an unsettled state at the Wairoa some of the Hauhau and Waikato's are prowling about they have threatened to murder Kopu the principal Chief who is obliged to sleep with loaded arms and keep a guard over his person - I notice what you say about the Military settlers, I could not get a sufficient number of volunteers for immediate service, a steamer was sailing to Auckland I thought it best in the emergency to get men from Auckland at once. I feel satisfied that the outlay incurred in adopting preventative measures is quite insignificant