To Governor Grey,—

Salutations to you. This is our word to you concerning the money of Rakihura (Stewart's Island). We have heard that you have decided that this money should be spent on the schools at Murihiku (Southland).

The people of Otago contend that this money should be apportioned as follows:—£1000 for the schools of Murihiku, and £1000 for the schools of Otago, for the reason that this money belongs to us all. Do you listen to us; this land, Rakihura (Stewart's Island), belonged to the whole of our ancestors; look well into the disposition of this money. If the whole of it had been paid at the time it would have have been equally divided between us and the people of Murihiku. Mr Mackay is now among us for the purpose of arranging matters concerning our land, and to ascertain our wishes concerning the establishment of a school for the education of our children. It is therefore for you, Governor Grey, to make clear to us this matter of the money of Rakihura, that was set aside to make provision for schools, if it would not be right to apportion a part of it for the schools here, because according to our view of the matter we are partly entitled to a portion of this money.

This is all, and from the whole of the meeting,