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No. 66. Mr. T. A. White to Mr. Halse, Auckland. gIH _ Queen's Eedoubt, Pokeno, May 19th, 18G3. I have the honor to forward a report of the speeches of meetings held at Te Punga Punga and at Rangiriri, on the 13th and 15th instant, by Wiremu Tamihana and others, as related to me by the three Kareres who were sent up by Te Wheoro. Wheoro was not present at the meeting at Eangiriri. I have, &c, H. Halse, Esq., Native Office, Auckland. T. A. White. Enclosure 1 to No. 66. Xi a Te Pere Te Punga Punga, Waikato-whakararo, Mci 14, 1863. E hoa eTe Pere,—Tena koe. He tuhituhi atu tenei naku ki a koe ki a rongo koe i nga korero a Wiremu Tamihana i tona taenga mai ki a matou kite Punga Punga. Ka whakatika ko Eraihia ka mea—Haere mai aku potiki, haere mai kia kite l nga pam, toku matua he kahu ko tenei kei roto ahau ite parirau c noho au. Ko te matua tena titiro ana koe whiua ana au. He Waiata. E noho aua ano c kai tonu aua kite titiro, Xi nga rewha i te ihu o Tutewha, E whekoki aua mai me he peke ngarara, Waiho mai ki au kia whakanakoa, Xi te hanga Mataora taria c tuku atu, Xi to wahine te kiri ka rito kouha kouha Naku koe i whakanako tangata, I te whakautu ki a te whakonakonako Tangata i te whakaatu kore, Kohoia kia tatahi patua i te Whakatangi tangi E hiki Tangaroa c. Ko tv ko Tioriori: Whakarongo mai c aku teina c taku tamaiti kei ki koutou 1 haere mai maua ki te korero i enei ritenga engari na te aitua maua i kawe mai, ka matu. Kei runga ko Eatima te Ahiwhakaeke : Haere mai c aku tuakana tirohia mai te wahi pouri tirohia mai te mahi marama: tenei ranei te wahi pouri, tenei ranei te wahi marama? Whakarongo mai c aku tuakana he matua toku kua whai matua ahau, ko te Kawana. He Waiata. E muri ahiahi koropiko i te moe, Hoake etehi hiri hiri hei titorotau, Nave Hihi he mare wai waho, Ngaia a Taiheke o Ngaroma ki runga, E hoa ma c tirohia mai hoki, Tenei te Kanewai kei taku ripa maui, Me aha aiho hoki ko te hanga rau o rongo, Hohoro te awatea te riko mai te marea, Ko te pai tawhana te ihu ko Haratana, He wairua po i whakarikaia mai, Hei tohu Taupuhi ko taku rau tahitanga, Kei whanarua mai nga hanga rau kite whare. Haere mai, haere mai, c aku tuakana, haere mai ki nga taonga ki o koutou taonga ki o nga rangatira ka mate te tangata mate waiho iho te kupu i te ao, ko tana kupu tenei kaua te aha, kaua te aha kia mau kite aroha, kia mau kite atawhai kite pakeha, ki nga tangata Maori ko tenei kaore ano tetahi kino maku engari tau kua kitea koia tenei kua kuawai koia nei ano ko nga rakau c takoto i tela nel ' Kehinga ano ko Tamihana : Karangatia c aku teina c taku potiki, tenei te haere nei kia.kitesi mua i o tatou tupuna mate atu i o tatou matua kotahi ano te kupu ka karangatia kei Tamaki. Kotahi ano te kupu timata mai i te puaha o Waikato tutuki noa ki ona kouru ka karangatia kei te tonga te mahi roii"o katoa mai ano te puaha ano o AVaikato, tutaki noa ki ona kouru he kupu kotahi i te oranga o tatou tupuna o tatou matua tupu ake ko tatou he tikanga ano oa tera he tikanga ta tenei tenei c taku potiki hoatu te pai ki Waikato c kore au c ki atu ki a koe kia kaha c kore au c ki atu ki VVaikato kia kaha; no te mea kaore aku tikanga mo nga papa, na Waikato ano tana tikanga c pai ana ta koutou tikanga ko o tupuna ko o matua c riri ana te tupuna kite mokopuna, c riri ana te mokopuna to te tupuna Kei ki koe ka whakatika mai au ki ta koutou mahi ko o tupuna, engari kite kite mai au ite kiri ma katahi au ka titiro mai, no te mea ka whai tuara koe ko au hei tuara mo Waikato kite pai; ratou ki ta koutou c pai ana. Xi te pai koutou ki ta ratou c pai ana kei rite koe kia mahanga whakarere waka whakarere taonga kei rite koe kite kihikihi koarahia ake ite tuara ote matua haere ana te tamaiti; na kaore au c pai kite wahi a Maniapoto whakaarahia ake a Potatau te ture te whakapono te aroha c pupuru ana ano ahau i ena kupu. Kei runga ko Te Wheoro: Haere mai c aku matua, haere mai l roto o Waikato, haere mai kia kite i nga he, haere mai kia kite i nga taonga. Ka hua maku te he, ma te taha pakeha, a riro ana i a koe te he kaua koe c ki na Maniapoto anake tana mahi, tana mahi kino kahore nau no te mea nau i hanga tena mahi koia tenei kitea rawatia ake tere ana i roto o Waikato na kaore au c mohio he marama tenei mehemea na Te Kihirini raua ko Maniapoto tenei tikanga te rukeruke i nga taonga i to nga pakeha me noho koe ki runga ite kupu oto teina o Potatau. Heoi ano ote awatea. Itepo ka korero ana a Tamihana ka mea kahore ia c pai kite tikanga a Maniapoto ratou ko Waikato ko ahau c noho ana ahau ki runga i nga kupu o Potatau, kite haere mai a Maniapoto, kite

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