stated that he was unable to travel as far, assigning as a reason, that he was seized with deafness and cold, on his journey from Otaki, and that his sons, Thompson, Martiu, Hakaria, and Taratoa, the Chief of Manawatu, were authorised and deputed by the elder Chiefs to act for them in their absence; it being unanimously agreed that the boundary of the land to be sold by the Ngatiapa tribe should be the Rangitikei river Rangihaeata, who had been for some considerable time, preparing large quantities of food for the Ngatiapas and other natives who were invited by him to the meeting, was evidently calcuating on their co-operation in opposing the right of the Ngatiapas to sell any land South of the Wanganui river. This Chief had also been led to expect that