Ohinemutu February 18th. 1870. My dear Colonel, I have had tremendous work with the natives for the last 3 days. They have all along led me to believe that they were going, till up to the last minute, after Rations had been served out, then they backed out of it, and said they would not go. Not content with writing to all the people at Rotorua, telling them not to go at any price, but the ruffians, Petera, Rewi, and Paora sent to Henare te Pukuatua's, people, telling them to come back at