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MAORI MESSENGER VOL II.] AUCKLAND, JULY 1, 1862.—AKARANA, HURAE 1, 1862. No. 11. " Good books are like true friends ; they will never fail us never cease to instruct— never cloy." ALL the peaceful and well disposed, will be glad to learn that the feud between the chiefs Te Tirarau and Matiu Te Aranui of the Kaipara district, is at an end. Paikea, Manukau and other Kai-para chiefs had an interview with Sir George Grey at Government House on the 11th June, when the propo-sals made by His Excellency regard-ing the settlement of the Kaipara land dispute, were accepted by them on behalf of Matiu and his party; the Governor having promised to visit the scene of hostilities, accom-panied by Waka Nene and other influential chiefs. His Excellency's visit was eminently successful, all parties haying assented to the settle-ment of the dispute by arbitration, in Auckland. The following is an extract from a letter which was despatched by"Ko nga pukapuka papai, e penei ana me nga hoa pono;. te whakarere i a tatou—te mutu te ako— te whakatina." Ko nga tangata rangihumarie, wha-kaaro pai, e koa ina rongo kua oti te whainga a Te Tirarau raua ko Matiu Te Aranui i runga o Kaipara. Ko Paikea, ko Manukau, me era atu rangatira o Kaipara i whakaeke ki te korero ki a Ta Hori Kerei, Kawana, ki to te Kawana whare, i te 11 o nga ra o Hune, a whakaaetia ana i reira nga tikanga o te Kawana mo te whakaotinga paitanga o te pakanga ki Kaipara mo nga whenua, o te taha ia ki a Matiu. I whakaae te Kawana i reira kia haere ia ki te kainga o taua whawhai, ratou ko Te Waka Nene me era atu rangatira whai mana. Nui atu te mana o ta te Kawana haerenga ki Kaipara, na te mea, i whakaae te katoa kia wha-kaotia taua ngangaretanga e te wha-kawa ki runga o Akarana. Ko enei kupu, he mea whiriwhiri no te pukapuka i tukua ki a Matiu i