was to the following effect. Friends the Governor welcome. All I have to say to you is that my people and I shall only fight in future with the ground and stamping on the earth he added we shall fight with the wenua or ground until we make it produce food for Maoris and Europeans we shall have no other king of fighting or no other enemy. Thursday --- 8 Jany. 1857. Left McLeods bay at 6 a.m. baffling winds and in the morning about 12 oclock fresh sea breeze crossing the Thames, got to Mr. Lanfears in the evening. Left McLeods at 6 am. Friday 9th. The station occupied by Mr. Lanfear at Mataparu formerly Mr. Dreeces is prettily situated the house is on a round moundy eminence that commands an extensive view of the firth of the Thames underneath is the Native village of Kaneranga