No. 9.
The Chief Protector to Rev. John
Whiteley.
Auckland, December 7th, 1842.
Sir,—
I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your's, dated Kawhia, October 8th, 1842, conveying to me information of complaints preferred by Jabez Bunting and his friends against Kaihau and others for illegally disposing of portions of land known by the names of Te Karaka and Ruwaimoko, and in reply beg to acquaint you that Te Karaka has not been purchased by the Government, and is not included in the boundaries of that under engagement of sale by Kaihau. With reference to their remaining disputes, I may state that, prior to the engagements with Kaihau being closed, the Chiefs Weteri and Waata who were present when appealed to by Katipa, of Kaihau's party, acknowledged that the boundaries specified were perfectly correct, so that Jabez's objections appear altogether frivolous.
I have, &c.,
George Clarke,
Chief Protector Aborigines