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the brother of Te Wherowhero (Potatau), has induced them to manifest a strong feeling in favor of the Waikatos, in which a few of the people dwelling on the East Coast, near Whangaroa, appear to join; it is not impossible that in the event of a renewal of hostilities some of these .Natives may be betrayed into a more active participation in the rebel movement, though they form but a very small portion of the entire population. I find that the Natives generally apply to the law to settle their disputes ; though there are some of the old people who resort to the Native custom of taking payment by a taua for any real or supposed offence, and, during the last twelve months, I have noticed a disposition on the part of some of the younger men to refer complaints to a "Runanga;" a proceeding, I believe, encouraged by some Europeans, but its decisions are generally so opposed to equity that I have been frequently applied to for advice. I have not noticed any general agitation among the people here, either for the individualization of their titles to land, any change in the mode of sale, nor for the relaxation of the sale of Spirits Ordinance; though such matters are occasionally discussed, and find some advocates. Though the loyalty of these people, with the exceptions before made, can be confidently relied on, yet a visit from Sir George Grey, before any decided steps are taken at the South, could not fail to be attended with the most beneficial results, and would probably allay all existing irritations. I have the honor to enclose complete lists of the several " hapus," with their localities, chiefs, and leading men, and have only to add that the district on which I am reporting—extending from Whangaroa to Herekino in the North, thence by the Coast to Waimamaku on the West, to Tutukaka on the South, and back to Whangaroa—is about forty-four miles square, and contains a Native population of about five thousand souls. I have, &c, James R. Clendon, The Native Secretary, Resident Magistrate. &c, &c, &c.
J. R. Clendon, Esq.
List of Chiefs, Hapus, and Place of Residence, in the 'Bay of Islands district, extending from Tutukaka to Whangaroa on the East, to Herekino on the North, to Waimamaku on the West, to Tutukaka on the South.
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ON THE ARRIVAL OF SIR GEORGE GREY.
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