Copy. New Plymouth 21 Novt. 1849. Sir, I have to inform you that the Waireka natives have again molested Major Lloyd. This morning a party headed by a native named Peter applied to him for payment for the fencing left by them on Section No. 12 and threatened to burn it unless paid for it. Major Lloyd very properly objected to their demand and they set fire to the fern in several places for the purpose of burning the fencing. I was sent for, I saw Mr. McLean and shewed him Major Lloyd's note to me stating the occurrences; he promised to send Mr. H. Halse to Waireka to speak to the Natives, I proceeded thene, upon my arrival I found one pile of fencing burning and extinguished the fire in it. Had I not done so (as up to five o (clock P.M. no message from Mr. McLean had been delivered to the Natives) in the interim of six hours the whole of the