they passed on and went to Pakowa - Te Hapuku's Pah where they encamped and made a convert of the Haurangi and a few more natives - a piece of Policy I imagine of Te Hapukus. Mr. Weber who saw the Pai Marire perform their religious exercise told me it consists of 2 men holding up swords at arms length pointing them at the kings flag on a pole which they have erected on a field contigious to the Pah on the Te Aute side - the rest of the natives were shouting and howling - Kipa has been stealing a couple of Mr. Parsons sheep, the excuse he gave was that they were wild having long tails and therefore he had a right to kill them - Everything else is very quiet. The Strathallan is nearly ready for sea, she will have about 2000 bales of wool on board, which will speak well for H.B. at home. The Napier has arrived in Auckland with a great quantity of goods for Napier. The Memorial to Her Majesty against Separation is being