Copy of a letter from Hunia Te Hakeke and others to his Honour I. E. Featherston:—

"Turakina,

August 1, 1866.

"Friend,—

"Salutations to you. We hare received your letter of the 26th of last month. O sire, good are you! Great is our joy for the words of your letter to us. We have seen your words, showing us the works of the two men of Ngatiraukawa. We have not seen his work, cutting boundaries; he does it clandestinely in the bush. It is not right for him to cut boundaries at Oama rupapako; his work is wrong; he has no land here. The boundaries of his forefathers are at Maungatautari, where he can do such work of his. Our land we don't like him to take the smallest portion of; our selling of the land to you has been proclaimed to all these tribes. Parakaia's work is that of a thief; we have not seen his boundaries. We do not wish that the smallest piece be left in his hands; we have completed the consent of the large boundaries.

"Friend, Dr, Featherston, mine and Mr. Butter's work is at an end—the writing the names of the people.

"Friend, the thought is with you to draw near the day for the meeting at Parewanui, in the weeks of this month. What do we care about that man Parakaia causing trouble; if he is able to cause trouble among the Native tribes hie body will see death,^* as it has been settled by all the tribes, the consent of my work to you.

"From your friend,

"Hunia Te Hakeke,

"And eight others."