Taniwha and Waitara Districts.

First. The Natives of the Taniwha and Waitara who occupy the northern portion of the land claimed by the New Zealand Company have not shown at any time an inclination to dispose of the land in their neighbourhood; nor do they consider themselves empowered to negotiate for the same without the consent of several absentee chiefs residing at Kapiti, who own the greater portion of the land. They do not acknowledge the claims of the Company to any part of that district. They never received payment, and were not cognizant of a sale thereof, and will not be induced to suffer European settlers to establish themselves there.