of the determination having been arrived at whilst he (K) was at Wellington to prevent the West Coast lands being passed through the Court and so into the hands of the Govr. or for settlement. Karaitiana also told Locke that he had sent for Karaurias daughter to Pakowhai as he believed you were trying to get her into your hands so as to secure her interest in Ngatarawa. I mention this that you may know what the scamp is up to, he is very bitter against you and I hear Renata is quite as determinedly hostile as Karaitiana, the latter is planning another visit to Poverty Bay and thence to Tauranga and thro' the Arawa country - He told Locke he wd. not go near Ngatiporou but that if he made it all right with the Arawa he did not care about Ngatiporou - There is a great deal of activity among these civilized Maories that I do not like. We shall yet have to use the uncivilized to control them - Colenso also has had a talk with Karaitiana who told him that unless the Commission sat when the Maories were not engaged with their Crops