guard so that should any attempt be made, prompt measures may be taken to prevent so great an evil You of course have been informed of the offer made by Ihaia, Nicorema and their party to sell to the Europeans the land they had given them by the Nimia Natives when they came to assist in opposition to Katatori and the Ngatiruanuis. Mr. Whiteley tells me that according to Native usuages the party now offering the land for sale are the rightful owners. Mr. Parris expressed himself as of a directly contrary opinion, but then Mr. Parris is a trader; the natives say that he is owed by Katatori's people some five or six hundred pounds, and we can easily suppose how such an interest may bias the judgement of one who otherwise might come to a different conclusion. I cannot for this reason