AUCKLAND.

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AUCKLAND.

During the absence of the Governor from Auck- '> land, tbinss were going on much in the old way; but important changes are expected on his return. It is gratifying to know that his Excellency has' uniformly tieated the Chu-f Protector with marked coldness, and that this mischievuus old man is no longer the most favoured visitor at Government House. The Perseverance put into the Bay of Islands on her voyage fr»m Sydney, and landed 28 fat bullocks and 300 sheep, which were purchased by the Rev. Archdeacon Williams who is contractor for the supply of meat to the troops. Verily 1 there is much advantage in a trade conducted with a book of homilies in one hand, and a goodly show of collopi in the other. NATira QuAREEL-On Saturday last, there was another engagement between the tribes of Wetere and Katepa, on the banks of the Awaroa. At dawn of day Katepa and his rribe advanced on the pah Wetere, firing into it and challenging their adversaries to come out and engage openly on the field. Wetere and Jabez Buntiug, after some he*i ation, assented, and the firing was kept up until mid day, when, by mutual consent, each party retired to their pah for food. In the afternoon hostilities recom- ! menced and continued until sun-down; but there was no casuality on either side of killed or wounded. That this colLsion for a whole day should have been bloodless, may appear strange, considering how deb ructive to our troops the aimed natives have been in the north; but it must be remembered th«t the chiefs and tribes of Wetere aud Katepa are all re

lations, and that it ii merely a family fquabbla nbout fiOiily property, and the firing win, as m many European duels, more to preeerve, apparently their honour, than with intent to do miscbief. In ■he evening, just as the firing on both sides had ceased, Te Werowero arrived at the pah of Wetere, and expostulated bothwith him and Katepa, telling them that he was related to both, and woulJ net suffer the continnance of the strife. Wetere and Jabez Buntinp were quite willing to accede to the wishes of Te Werowero ; but Katepa and some of his res tless -young men, as well as the women of his tribe, were anxious to continue the quarrel. However, Te Weiowero left for the Waikato ; and 'Wetere, with Jabea Bunting and their tribe, arecomiDg over'to Hihu Matou at the head of the waters of Manakau, near'Pukake. Some of Te Werowero's tribe, who were with-Weiee, return to Pukapuka, the pah of E'Kati, at Orakei.