IT is deemed desirable to publish in the Maori Messenger" the follow- ing paper, relative to certain occur- rences which recently took place in the Waikato country: and although we are persuaded that the more thoughtful of the Native people will make their own comments upon the strange proceedings of the Ngati- maniapoto tribe, still we are unwill- ing to allow the facts contained in this article to go forth to the world unchallenged. Upon mature reflection, the Na- tives themselves must conclude, that no possible advantage can be gained by hostile, demonstrations on their part. If Maori chiefs feel aggrieved, we are quite sure that their wrongs will be speedily redressed, if, in a becoming manner, they apply to the duly constituted authorities. "KIA WHAKAKOTAHITIA TE PAKEHA ME TE MAORI"

KUA ata rite te whakaaro kia taia ki te "Karere Maori" te pukapuka i raro iho nei, mo etahi mahi i roto o Waikato. He ahakoa e tino matau, ana matou, e kite ano te hunga tohunga i roto i nga Maori i etahi hua he iho titiro mo ratou ki nga tikanga ke a Ngatimaniapoto ; he ahakoa ra, ekore matou e pai kia puta, atu ki te ao i runga i te kupu kore.

Ki te ata whakaaro nga tangata Maori, ka tino kite ratou kahore he tika e ahu ki a ratou i runga i te mahi tutu ope. Ki te mea e mamae ake ana te whakaaro o etahi ranga- tira Maori, ka ata whakarangona, ka ata whakaotia nga he, ua hoake e ratou, i runga, i te mahi marie, ki nga tangata kua oti te whakarite he mahi mo nga hara.