of welcome to Hauraki that the land only now remained to welcome us that the people were gone, they all expressed great satisfaction with the Governors conduct towards them throughout the whole of the powder proceedings. The Principal Chief Hoterene Taipare returned in the evening from a fishing expedition. The substance of his speech may be briefly given a s followers. Welcome McLean. I hear you have come from the Governor to put an end to these powder differences we have done wrong like forward children, the Governor has treated us as such we fully appreciate his kindness --- therefore we say welcome to the shores of Hauraki, I told him that the Governor had treated them as he just remarked like forward children, that we had now for this time forgiven them that it rested with themselves as to whether