When all the tribes would be present - I was assured, however, that there was no present intention on the part of the Waikato King party to join Wm.King - and that should any step of the kind be resolved on at the great meeting, Takerei and Rewi would themselves come to Auckland to announce their intentions to the Governor himself - It was also stated generally that the principles adopted by this party were those of peace 'Whakaporo, Aroha and the Ture' and that nothing inconsistent with these would meet with their support - though in their opinion the course adopted by the Governor was in opposition to those principles by which the Govt. professed to be guided. I stated fully the Governor's views and insisted upon the distinction between the Waitara question, which I intimated admitted of settlement, and the Ngatiruanui murders, the perpetrators of which, I gave them to understand, must be given up before peace could be made - I believe I have stated clearly the Governor's mind and the facts of the case, hiding nothing, and requiring them to be equally frank; and so I leave them - I do not apprehend that they will decide on expousing Wm. King's quarrel though they are willing to keep up the feeling of doubt which they believe is entertained by the Govt. - and which it is not their policy to remove, especially would they be unwilling to express any decided condemnation