Taranaki November 24, 1855 My dear Sir, Our natives are busily engaged in agricultural pursuits and appear unwilling to return to powder burning. Mahan paid me another visit last Tuesday and I was glad to observe an inclination on his part to agree to Karipa's proposal - the only fear is, lest by so doing other natives should offer Waiangana and Waitara to the Government on the strong ground that the "tapu" having been broken it shall be smashed