He came up and looked at them; Wiremu said, "Doyou think I will die?" He replied, " That depends on whether your intestines are touched or not." Wiremu said, "Give me your hand." He then said, " Have I done my duty f" he (the lecturer) said, " Yes." " You all hear," Wiremu replied; " I have done my duty ; and, looking round to his men, exclaimec "Now I don't care whether I die or not

And it was through suck difficulties as these that the settlement of Auckland had to struggle for many years, and through the whole of these difficulties he did not think that

man or woman quailed—the women never pro posed to be taken away, or to fly, when attacks were expected. No single man refused to do his duty. All the young- men turned out as volunteers, were employed always, holding quite subordinate i>ositions. Some were now in the Legislature, and rendering great services to the country in that way. Among these was Mr Reader Wood. In fact, all the young men showed a.noble devotion—nothing could be better than their conduct. Through these diffioilties Auckland struggled, and while so struggling the Province of Wel lington was being established. Shortly after that the settlement of Nelson was established, and then b.egan a series of very untoward events. Wellington was like Auckland, with out a single acre of natural grass within many miles of the town, surrounded with hills and forests, and without any outletintothe country; and also surrounded by a very large and very warlike population. That population was in the habit of crossing Cook Strait, and dis turbances very soon took place between them and the Nelson settlers in consequence of a dis pute as to some land that the Europeans claimed ' to have bought. The leading men of the Nel son settlement formed themselves into a i body, and went out to apprehend a Native chief, who was believed to be the fomenter of the disturbance. Nearly ™c A " ?, those lnen — men whom he (bir Gr. Grey) knew personally in England—fell at one time. ihey were taken prisoners and tomahawked one after another. 