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//. T. Kemp, Esq..

NOTES ON THE PRESENT STATE OF NATIVE AFFAIRS. Our intercourse with the New Zealand tribes has, unfortunately, for the last few years been interrupted by feuds and dissensions, and our attempts at the same" time to bring them to a clear apprehension of the relative position of the two races uncertain and unsatisfactory. An understanding therefore, formed upon a sound basis, scarcely exists at the present time in any part of the North Island. Various means have been tried to bring the Natives into closer alliance with ourselves, but our endeavours have not been as successful as we could have wished : neither does there seem to be'a probability that this can be done while the race coutinues to be practically isolated from us ; an amalgamation with the Maori people seems, indeed, to be almost beyond a doubt impossible. On the other hand to subdue them must be the work of time, attended with great sacrifices on our side, and resulting as it would do, in the entire extinction of the race it is intended to preserve.

H. T. Kemp. Ksq,

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ON THE ARRIVAL OF SIR GEORGE GREY.

Enclosure 1. Settlement. Tribe. Christian and Surname of Principal Chiefs. Afpboximate Boundabt of Terbitobt. Te Rawhiti - Ngaitawake Tamati Waka Nene, Manu Whai Hohaia Waikato Kingi Wiremu Hakiro Kingi Hori Kira Paora Te Tupe Paroa Bay, and vicinity Tepuna TeTiTe Ngaere - Te Touwai - Te Hikutu Ngatirehia Ngaitupango Ngaitupango North Head of the Bay of Islands Both banks of the Monganui river Te Ngaere and vicinity South Head of Wangaroa and neighbourhood Te Pupuke and neighbourhood Kaeo and North Head of Wangaroa Okaihau and vicinity Te Ahuahu and part of Te Waimimiti Te Ahuahu and neighbourhood Te PukakeKaeo - Okaihau Te Ahuahu - Te Tahawai Ngati uru Ngatimatakiri Ngatihineira Hare Hongi Hika Heremaia Te Ara Tamati Ngere Wi Kaitara-kuhe Te AhuahuTe Uritaniwha Te Weoki, Hare Te Wera Hira Te Awa Hare Hikairo, Eru Whakamautara Te Hira Te Pure Wi Tete Matiu Te Aranui Te Huarahi Wi Pou KoKou Te Tane Hikurangi Anaru Paora Wi Kaire Tuwharerangi Piripi Te Maiowha Tinioluke Ko Pirika Henare Te Kangaihi Wi Hau Tango Hikuwai Haki Kawhena Ko Rete Ko Whiorau, Hare Kuri Ko Te Haratua Maihi Kawiti Tamati Te Pukututu Hori Winiata, Henare Titaha Ko Pokerehu, Te Warihi Kokovvai Te Hoterene Tawatawa Te Kauae Kaikohe Kaikohe Ngati wakaeke Ngatitautahi Kaikohe, Tuhuna, Punakitere Do. Do. Kaikohe Kaikohe Mangakahia Mataraua - Otaua Ohaeawai - Te Waimimiti Puketapu - Te Waitohi Te Urupa - Te Urua - Ko Tauhara Waitangi - Rangaunu - Pukewhau - Ngawhitu - Te Hauotapiri Te Hauotapiri Te Hauotapiri Waiomio Te Kawa Kawa - Te Karetu - Te Uri"hua Ngatihikairo Ngatitoki Ngaitawake Ngaitu Ngaiterangi Ngaiterangi Ngatikorohue Te Whanautara Ko Waikato Ngatikohi Te Motukoraha Ngatitautahi Te Whiu Ngatirehia Te Urikapaua Te Matarahurahu Te Whanaurara Ngatikawa Ngatihini Te Uriongaonga Ngatihini Kaikohe, Te Tuhuna Kaikohe, Te Tuhuna, Punakitere Upper part of Mangakahia M ataraua Otaua Ohaeawai and neighbourhood Te Waimimiti and Ohaeawai Te Waimimiti and Puketapu Te Waitohi and Rangaunu Te Urupa, Upper part of Waitangi Do. Do. Do. Waimate and Waitangi, part of Kaikohe and Waitangi Rangaunu and Waitangi Pukewhau and Kerikeri Ngawhitu and neighbourhood Te Hauotapiri, &c. Do. Do. Adjoining Te Hauotapiri District Waiomio, Orauta and District Kawa Kawa proper, &c. Te Karetu and District Waikare Te Kapotai W raikare Wangaruru - Whananaki - Ngati wai Ngatiwai Wangaruru to Cape Brett Whananaki and Whangaruru The Resident Magistrate, Mr. Clendon, is acquainted wii Hokianga District. ;h the tribes and Hapus, &c., in the September 28th, 1861. H. T. Kemp, District Commissioner.