settlers, even if the place were hereafter abandoned! There is no doubt, if the British Government intend to rule supreme, they will ultimately claim the land, if it is now paid for, and save themselves trouble and expense by so doing. My prayer is that God in Heaven may protect the poor settlers, who seem doomed to misery and misfortune, left weak and unprotected amongst a distinct race of people, that by proper care, would be their friends instead of foes. I fear the latter feeling will predominate; and the seed of discord once sown, may reap a bloody and unfortunate harvest. Let the shield of Providence be around the weak and helpless, and dispel the evil foreboding that haunts the mind. I would I had never seen Wanganui to be treated in this foolish manner; and instead of respected by the tribes, despised and shunned by them, through the acts of others.