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tribes on the Coast, - Ngatiranui, Wanganui, Ngatiapa. It is only now we are getting wise. The Europeans teach us wisdom. We are all children. We were all children. It is only now we are acquiring knowledge. All I have to say to you, Ngatiraukawa and Ngatiapa, is to become old in wisdom. "To you, Mr. McLean, I have nothing to say. The words of each party are strong, so that those who desire to act impartially are not listened to." Some allusions were made by this Chief, to the sayings of their ancestors, when they went on a war expedition, such as Kuruku striking the foot, which was omnious