goal on condition that it should be returned to me. Secondly, I wish to put, through a fair publication of it, a stop to the public statements made by the Revd. Mr. Williams against me. The truth is, that Kereopa told me without any previous inquiry from me, that he had been baptised by F. Reignier some 25 or 30 years ago, that he repented sincerely for his bad conduct since, and wished the spiritual assistance of the Priest. I then asked him if he knew his prayers and the rites of the Sacraments. he knew them perfectly. I send then a telegraph to you, and on the receipt of your answer F. Reignier came up to the goal with Mr. Hamlin (F. Forest had declined on account of his ignorance of the maori language) Mr. Hamlin went first into the cell of the prisoner and asked him if he really