The following letter refers to that portion of the Horowhenua block marked No. 2 on the plan.

"To Thomas Williams,—

"Salutations. This a letter to you, a statement respecting our loss of our land, about Horowhenua, which has been given to Keepa (Major Kemp), to Muaupoko, and friends. This land was taken by Te Rauparaha by conquest. After Te Rauparaha had conquered this country, he invited Ngatiraukawa to come here to Kapiti. Te Whatanui then came here with his tribe Ngatiraukawa. Te Rauparaha then gave Horowhenua to Te Whatanui, and pointed out all the various portions of this land to the chiefs of Ngatiraukawa; but Te Rauparaha insisted that all the Muaupoko were to be destroyed in payment for his children, for Uira, Poaka, and Rangihiwinui, with many others. But the word of Te Whatanui went forth to Taueki, 'cease to dwell upon the mountains; come out and occupy the places where men dwell.' Then that chief came out with his people, with Muaupoko; but they lived as slaves under the mana of Whatanui. After Whatanui had saved them, he gave them a portion of land at Horowhenua. Tawhitikuri is the name of that boundary (here follows a description of the boundaries of that portion of the Horowhenua Block marked No. 1 on the plan). This land, (the portion marked No. 2,) was occupied by Te Whatanui (and his sons) upwards of forty years. Whatanui was always kind to them, and these people never misbehaved themselves during the lifetime of Te Whatanui and his sons, Whatanui Tahuri, Whatanui Paiaka, and Whatanui Tutaki. Whatanui leased Horowhenua to Hector McDonald, and these people did not receive the rents. But in 1869 (Keepa) Major Kemp and Hunia came and made a disturbance; in 1870 they built Kupe a large house.

Horowhenua was then investigated by chiefs of certain tribes (here follows a list of the names); that runanga decided that the house Kupe should be the boundary. After that investigation, Kemp and Hunia came, in 1871, with their people and burnt my house, which was occupied at the time, and injured the head of a woman; they came with guns in their hands, and built a pa. The Government sent Major Edwards to talk about this disturbance. I asked for a trial about the burning of my houses, but the Government did not agree. Mr. McLean promised to investigate in October, afterwards in December; but nothing was done up to the time when the Court sat, when our land was given by the Court to Muaupoko; and now we, the descendants of Te Whatanui and bis hapu, have lost all. Therefore, we write to you, Mr. Williams, and request you to take up our cause with respect to our distress about our land, that you should work out this our grievance, because we, the descendants of page clx Te Whatanui, are left without anything; we have no land elsewhere. Listen, only 100 acres were given to us, the burial ground of Te Whatanui; Tauteki, wife of old Te Whatanui, lies buried there. The greater portion of that land is swamp; it is not a fit place for the habitation of man.

This is all I have to say to you; do you work this matter out.