For the perusal of those of your readers who are more familiar with Maori gibberish than I am; still had it been purely Maori, I think I could have mastered it, as it is perhaps some of your intelligent Maori linguists, who are readers of your paper, will be kind enough to furnish you with a translation of this important document.

Whilst all this was going on, the Pai Mirires were dealing out their gibberish by wholesale, but no one but themselves could understand what they said. At last their tongues became untied, and a sharp altercation took place betwixt them and Enoka and Hohepa, who, in plain language, exposed to their view the disgrace that they had been laboring under for the false step they had taken in leaving their peaceful settlements and abusing the kindness already shown them by Government, in supplying them with provisions at the time when they were literally starving. After awhile they became a little subdued, and Mr Clarke, taking advantage of it, addressed them in a most feeling and eloquent manner, which brought them once more to their senses, and literally before he had finished speaking the majority of them had made up their minds to return to their homes.

I am happy to say that the whole of this encampment, which were the most part Natives from the Mata Pihi settlement, came back the following morning.

Mr H.E. Rice and party were likewise successful in inducing the Otumotai Natives to return, but they could not make any impression on the Nga te Pirirakau, who are a turbulent, obstinate people. Mr Rice has been twice amongst them, but I regret to say with no favourable results. It is supposed that about one-half have returned to their settlements, about 200 are at Rangitoto, and the remainder are encamped on the mountains.

We have authenticated information as to the Nga te Porous having left the Eastward, and being now on their way to the Arawas, with the full determination of obtaining satisfaction for the Matata massacre.