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No. 1. LETTEK FROM NATIVE PRISONERS TO WIREMU TAMIHANA AND OTHERS. Rangiriri, Nowema, 21, 1863. E Wi Ma, E Te Iwi, tena koutou ! Ehoa ma ko matou i ora 175 kua riro matou kei Te Ruato. Kua man ts rongo ko a matou pu kua riro ia Te Tianara me koutou hoki kia penei me matou. Kia mau te rongo. Ko te rongo mau nei. Ko te mana ote motu me tuku ki raro, me lioatu te mana kia Kawana, kei whakaputa ke koutou i tetahi ritenga ma koutou. Huia mai kia kotahi he tikanga ma tatou ki runga ki to maungarongo. Kia tere mai ita koutou reta kia matou, ite taenga atu ote tamaiti ota matou reta hoki. Whakaaetia mai, kia tere mai ite taenga atu o ta matou reta. Heoi auo. Na Te Tireni, Tapihana, Kumete, Pairoroku, Takerei, Hakihaia, Na matou katoa, Xi a Wiremu Tamihana, Pene Te Wharepu, Tamati Ngapora, Taati, Hori Te Waru, ki a koutou katoa, katoa. Tenei tetehi kupu a matou : Tukua koutou he tangata kite whai i nga tangata c hia hia ana ki te haere kite rori, kia whakamutua. Kia tere ! kia tere ! Tukua ki runga anaki ite maunga-rongo. Xi a Wiremu Tamehana, Kia koutou katoa,. Kei Paitai.

Translation. Rangiriri, November 21, 1863. O William, and those with you, 0 Tribe, — Salutation ! Friends, those of us who are alive —in number, 175—we are sent to the Queen's Redoubt. Peace is made. Our guns are given up to the General. Be you like unto us : let peace be made. These are (the terms of) lasting peace : The mana of the island let it be put down ; let the mana be given up to the Governor. Do not devise any different plan of action. Join with us in one the same plan in reference to peace. Let your letter (in reply) b» quick, immediately on our young man with our letter reaching you. Consent to this. Be quick as soon as our letter reaches you. Enough. From Tireni, Tapihana, Kumete, Pairoroku, Takerei, To Wiremu Tamihana, Hakihaia, Pene Te Wharepu, Tamati Ngapora, Taati, Hori Te Waru, and to you all.

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