to the effect that we were conferring an everlasting benefit upon them by living amongst them that money of which they were now to receive a large portion was our greatest treausure that we wanted to have underhand work but as clear and open as the sun that shone over head that their young men should go out with the surveyors to point out the boundaries that we did not wish to bind them to anything till they first saw openly what they were about that Mr. Symonds was the principal Govt. Agent for them to look up to that I as their Protector and advisor should wish to take something that would increase and benefit them as payment for their valueless tracts of land they so foolishly set such store on hoping that they would be an example to all unruly tribes in the Island and their children after them live inhappiness amongst the English who could make them a great people I sat down when they all expressed great satisfaction at what had been said and told me they would send their young men with me next day to perambulate the boundary - After crossed from Mr. Taylors to our Mess room and reported proceedings to Mr. Symonds - Tahaua retd. some few articles that were stolen by the natives,