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strain, saying we little to say we leave all the thoughts and place all our lands in your hands for the Governor and the Queen. My greenstone or meri and great things Totara etc. I give to you to let others be hard about their lands. I will not be so, what is the use of keeping the land Europeans desire and they shall have it. My ancestors bones the place of their valorous deeds and defeats are given up to you. In a second speech he said I wish to be friendly with Taratoa and let him have some land at Poutu. 3rd. Hura. We give up this land to you to the Europeans. 4th. Kihamana.