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No. 2. HON. 1". 1). BXIX TO JttENATA .IMi OXHXBB. Akarana, Tihema 30th, 1861. E IIOV MA, Tena koutou. Kua tae mai ta koutou pukapuka ote 19 Akuhata, kua "hakaarohia cTe K&wana, na c whakapai atu ana ia kia koutou mo a koutou kopu mihi mai Icia ia i torn taenga mai. E mea ana ia, ekore pea c roa ka tae atu ia ki kona kia kite i vga tangata Maori o Ahuriri, ata korerorero ai i ana tikauga hei whakamutu i nga raruraru kua pa mai ki tenei motu, waiho ihoneihei mate. Na ko te kupu mo Waitara. Ko tetahi o ngakupu i whakaaria c Kawana Paraone i a Aperira, 1861, kia Ngatiawa i Taranaki, hei houhanga rongo, koia tenei. Me haere tonu ano te kimihanga o nga take o te Whenua ki Waitara, me te ruri ano hoki o taua wahi, a me whakaoti rawa. Kaua ano hoki tetahi tangata c rere ki runga whakahe ai: na konei hoki ka tika ano kia whakaritea tena kupu. Kia kimihia ano taua wahi i runga i tetikanga Whakawa; aka whakaritea ano c Kawana Kerei, aka pnuiria ano ki nga tangata katoa. Pakeha, Maori hoki, puta noa i Nui Tireni, te ra etu ai taua Wliakawakang.i. Xi aai he putauga kite aroaro o katoa mo te kupu a ('■l'll tan^ata a tera tangata he kupu nei tana ki runga ki taua mea. Xa to koutou lioa, Na Tk Haukti. (Translation.) Auckland, December 30th, 1861. KRrKXDS, Your letter of the 19th August has been received and considered by the Governor, and he thanks you for your kind words of welcome and remembrance. He hopes soon to be able to pay the Natives of Ahuriri a visit, and talk fully with them of his plans for putting an end to the troubles which have afflicted the Island. With regard to Waitara, one of the terms of peace proposed to the Ngatiawa at Taranaki by Governor Browne, in April, 1861, is that the investigation of the title to Teira's land should be proceeded with and completed. It is therefore right that such investigation be carried out, and Governor Grey intends to go on with it. Notice will be given to all men, European and Maori, throughout New Zealand, when such investigation will take place, in order that every man who has anything to say about the matter, ma) r have an opportunity of saying it openly in the presence of all. F. D. Bell.

No. 3. WIBEMtT TAMKHA3JA TO THE HOK. MR. FOX. Tamahere, Hanuere, 21, 1862. Kia To Pokiha, te takawaenga o nga Tangata Maori o liga Pakeha. E Hoa. Tenakoe. Kiliai ahau i kite ito pukapuka, i pahemo au ki Hauraki, ite 22 Tihema; ite 25 i tae atu ahau ki Kauaeranga i te Hatarei, i pahemo to pukapuka ki Wharekawa' i te Wenerei kua tae mai ahau ki Peria, ka kite ahau i te pukapuka o Te Paama i reira, c mea ana, kei Tamahere koe c noho ana c whanga inai ana ia au, i te Hatarei katahi ka haere mai au ki Tamahere, ho rangi kino taua rangi kihai aliau i tai mai ki Tamahere, i wiki ki Maungakawa i te 6 o nga 'ra i haere iho ahau ki Tamahere, ka puta mai a Piripi, ka patai atu au kei whea aTe Pokiha P Ka mea mai a Piripi, kua hoki atu kite taone. No te aha i hoki ai P Nonakuanei. Heoi ka nui taku pouri inoku kihai i kite i a koe, i te 11 o nga ra ka tae atu ahau ki Ngaruawahia kia Te Ahiwera ka korero mai aTe Ahiwera, kua hoki atu to hoa aTe Pokiha, Te take, i haere mai ai kia whakaritea etahi tangata mo Waitara, me tetehi pakeha mohio, whaiwhakaaro, hei whakawa i Waitara, E hoa, ka nui te tika o to korero, ka nui hoki te pai, i mua i te mea c whawhai ana, ko te take i mau ai te rongo he mea kia mutu te whawhai, kia ata whakaaroa te tikanga mo "Waitara, kia kitea ai te tika a Kawana Paraone, kia kitea ai te he o Te Eangitake, ta te mea, ekore c kitea to raua he kite whawhai tonu, koia ahau iki atu ai kia Te Tienera. Haere o hoia, kia hoki nga tangata Maori ki o ratou kaiuga. Waiho ma te Ture Waitara c tiaki, ma te tangata pai oTe Kuini c whakawa, ara ma te tangata c tukua mai c te Tuku Nukatere hei kai pehi i nga raruraru o tenei motu. Koia tenei c hoa taku tikanga. Inaianei kahore ahau i mohio noa ki nga mahi oto taua hoa a Ta Kerei, i te painga, i te kinonga ranei o ana whakaaro, kia roa pea ka mohio ahau ki ona whakaaro. He pai te tikanga, pai rawa, tika rawa. Heoi ano te kai pupuru, kahore ahau c mohio ki nga whakaaro o Te Kawana, kei maumau whakawa pea, muri iho ka whawhai atu ano ki tetehi atu wahi. Ina hoki kua mohio au inaianei ki etehi tikanga o te Kawana. Tupato rawa ahau, he tangata no Patumahoe, ko Perereka te ingoa i haere ia ki Taranaki, tuhituhi mai ana ia, kua tonoa ia c To

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