will settle the whole question if some liberal provisions of land is made for all. Hemi Cook is over at Nelson. I have had two letters from him stating that he should soon return should you come by way of Nelson try to bring him with you. A vessel arrived from Arapawa Friday last with about 50 Ngatirahiri Natives - the two principal men are Te Aomarama and Mohi. They are all stopping at Moturoa with Poharama for a time. I haia calls them his people and looks upon them as an acquisition to strengthen himself and Teira. The pleasure of the old fellows life seems to be centred in the sale of land. Wm. King's people have been using every stratagem to draw him off from Teira, but he is now just beginning to speak out. He has left the Hospital cured and stops with Teira ma. He has been with me