contempt - accusing him as one of the parties who contributed to bring the Waikato dist. to the state it is now - undermining the natives feelings of respect for their European neighbors - putting Lawbooks in their hands which made them insane - and which books are now manufactured into cartridges - increasing that self conceit and pride in a race who ought to have looked up to the Europeans as their teachers for many a generation yet - Europeans, who never come into any contact with Fenton sharing the same feeling - Mr. Chandler's oppinion is that Fenton is made of the very materials that would make another Charley Davies for the natives - Ch. Broadbent, now in Auckland can testify to the truth of my statement, Jenkins depicted Fenton as most contemptible and mean - there Th. Powers of Rangiawhia - there Capt. Johnstone of Raglan - James Greenhill - Mr. Shepherd of Waiuku, Mr. John Cowell refused Fenton a night's shelter under his roof - and all and every European up the country sharing in the same feeling towards Fenton - even Mr. Armittage, in private conversation years ago said to me that Fenton never stepped out of his road in all his lifetime to oblige a friend - tho' publicly A's language would be very different as I suppose he is still