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FURTHER REPORTS FROM

Enclosure in No. 22. [teanslation.] Major Heaphy to Winiata. Feiekd Wixiata, — Auckland, February 26th, 1867. Salutations to you. Your letter has arrrived of the 25th of January, asking for a Surveyor to point out the lines of your land at Tatarariki. Now this is my word to you ; the lines of your land were cut by Mr. Palmer in the year 1864, in the presence of Mr. Cobbald, the person who holds the land adjacent to yours, and in my opinion the fines are visible now upon your land. C. Heaphy For the N. L. Commissioner.

No. 23. [teanslation.] Paoea Tuhaeee, Auckland, to the Hon. the Native Ministee. Auckland, 13th February, 1872. Friend: Salutations to you ! This is to inform you of the confusion which has risen in the Wairoa, at Kaipara, between Winiata and Europeans, which was to stop the mill of Mr Graham and Mr Walker, which is at Te Kopuru. J. Eogan, E.M., Tirarau, and Aperahama Taonni went to Winiata, but he did not hearken. The Europeans dug a water-race for the mill, and Winiata's men filled it in, which caused greater bother, by which Mr Eogan and his friends were prevented from taking further action, and the case was reported to the Government at Auckland. On the 27th January I heard the contents of Mr Eogan's letter read by Mr Kemp, when we two talked over the matter. I said to my friend —" Let us two go ; I know that this evil can be ended by us two." We w rere instructed by the Government, and we left [Auckland] on the 31st January. We arrived at Te Makiri, Mr Eogan's place, when Mr Eogan told us two of the dispute between them. Winiata was obstinate. I asked Mr Eogan if the chiefs of Ngatiwhatua —Te Keene, Arama Karaka, Pairama, Paraone, and other chiefs of Kaipara went with him [to see Winiata.] He said —" No." I said —" As you did not take those chiefs we two will take them with us, as I think there ought to be many chiefs to hear what Winiata has to say. As we two, myself and Mr Kemp, are from the East Coast, from Auckland. On the morning of the 2nd February I went to Mairetahi to put an end to the meeting then being held, so that [the chiefs] could turn their attention to this evil, as there were collected the tribes of Ngatiwhatua, who were concluding those questions which were mooted on my first visit, the report of which I have forwarded for your information. I arrived there at night. When the meeting asked what brought mo there, I answered —" It is evil; you know that evil will bring me to this place, to Kaipara. Where is that evil ? It is at the Wairoa, between Winiata and Europeans!" Question —"What do you intend to do?" I said —"I have come for Te Keene and Paraone and other chiefs to go with me and my friend the European, and when we get to Pouto, Pairama will join us, as I think there ought to be many chiefs to look at this confusion." To this the people consented, and it was done. On the morning of the 3rd Mr Kemp came up to the settlement, when the Ngatiwhatua had a war dance consisting of 260 men. This done, the chiefs spoke, welcoming us to Kaipara to put an end to this evil; it would not be good to allow evil at this place, Kaipara. " Welcome ;go you and your European to the Wairoa, and if you cannot put an end to that evil do you at once write and let us know, that that evil may be kept at that place only." When they had spoken I got up and answered their welcome to us two, and after me Mr Kemp spoke in the same way. On the morrow, on the 4th, we started in the boat. The chiefs from that place wdio joined us were Te Keene, Paraone, and when wo got to Pouto, Pairama joined us. We went on and. arrived at Te Kopuru. When it was told to Winiata that we were in the boat he came to see us. After he had shaken hands and had sat down I said to Winiata —" You have brought yourself into my hands ;we have come to take you to Auckland." He answered —"It is well; let the boat depart, but the boat must be for me." Wo then talked. He said, as for the dispute, that which related to the creek had been settled, but the boundary on the land had not been settled. In the evening we went on shore to the settlement of Winiata. On the morning of the sth messengers were sent to Aperahama, Henare, and Matitikuha ; when they arrived at 11 a.in. the talk commenced. Mr Kemp asked who was to begin the talk. I answered "You and I are to do so; do you read the letters from Mr Eogan," which was done by Mr Kemp; when the letters were read then were read the Crown Grants, when he explained them. Winiata said —" It is true, Mr Eogan and I have quarrelled. The cause was the survey of my land on the first occasion, which was done by Mr Palmer, and after him it was done by Williani Gundry, over the same boundary. But when the Crown Grant wras issued, then had the boundary been altered to the creek. Then began my evil with Mr Eogan, as I thought Mr Eogan had been the cause of my land being taken. This I thought, because the late Wiremu Tipene had informed me of a conversation between Mr Eogan and Mr Henry Walton, of Whangarei, respecting that piece of land. Hence I thought Mr Eogan had given that land to Mr Walton. This then is the cause of my dispute with Mr Bogan: hence I said to Mr Eogan that I must be paid the sum of £300, then would I give up the matter." Mr Eogan said —" Do you wish for evil ?" 1 said —" What is that thing evil ? Is it a stone?" Mr Eogan asked—" Would you like the twenty men w rho shall be sent by me to cut (the race?" I said—"l would like that. Let our work be done quickly." In the morning the