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Friend the Governor. This is our word to you about these speeches ; we say to you be quick and send a letter to the European surveyors to stop them. Do you command them strongly, lest this evil increase, lest it become great, and men die. Our second word to you is about the Kunanga, be quick and convene it, at the Waimato or elsewhere, or at Auckland. That question is for you. If you agree with us do you call Te Tirarau, Hori Tahua, Matiu, and Te Hira Mura, to whatever place you please for the assembling of the Eunanga. Do you attend to these words of ours in the law and love of our God. Sufficient are our words to you. From Him Mabt7po, Tango Hikuwai, Te Hira Pure, Tasiati Waka, Hare Ptxhikuba, Hone Te Ngahtjeu, WlBEMU HAU. To the Governor, Auckland.

Enclosure 3 to No. 2. Waimate, February 20th, 1862. Fbiend Matiu, — Saluting you, I have written to the Governor telling him of your trouble about your land, disputed by Tirarau. Without waiting for the Governor's answer, I venture to assure you that the Government will not buy any disputed land, and that Tirarau or any other chief cannot sell the land in dispute to any one. There is no need of being hasty and quarrelling about it, no one can remove the land; it is not like a blanket, a horse, or a cow, it is perfectly safe, and until you and Tirarau can agree upon the boundary, neither of you can sell. From your friend, Geoege Clabke. To Matiu Te Aranui, Mangakahia.

No. 3. THE HONORABLE THE NATIVE MINISTER TO CIVIL COMMISSIONER, WAIMATE. Native Secretary's Office, Auckland, February 26th, 1862. Sir, — I am directed by the Minister for Native Affairs, to acknowledge the receipt of your letters on the subject of the dispute between Tirarau and Matiu. You are probably not aware, that during the very long period that this dispute has existed, it has been the constant policy of the Government to maintain a stiict neutrality between the parties ; taking especial care to expi'ess no opinion in favour of either party on the question of ownership, and as carefully abstaining (I need not add) from any attempt to purchase the land from either side. If you had known this, you would probably not have attached any weight to the story that Mr. Bell had directed Mr. Rogan to survey the land, or had written to such effect to Tirarau. It will be greatly to be regretted if the terms of your letter to Matiu shall lead that Chief for a moment to suppose that his Title is in any way recognised by the Government, as against Tirarau ; and you are requested to remove at once from his mind any such expectation, should it have been entertained. His Excellency, however, observes that you further propose to bringing the matter before the District Eunanga of the Bay of Islands, and obtaining a decision from that body. I am directed to lose no time in acquainting you that the matter must, on no account, be brought by you before the Runanga, unless Tirarau and his party should fully consent to its investigation there ; and I am to request that, except on that condition, you will as much as possible discourage even the discussion of it there, and certainly prevent anything in the shape of a decision or declaration being made by that body -on the subject. I have, &c, H. Halse, Acting Native Secretaiy. George Clarke, Esq., Civil Commissioner, Bay of Islands.

No. 4. CIVIL COMMISSIONER, WAIMATE, TO THE HONORABLE THE NATIVE MINISTER. Civil Commissioner's Office, Waimate, March 12th, 1862. SlK,— Tour letter of the 26th ultimo, I duly received this morning; and as a number of Natives,