peaus might now consider themselves as having equal rights, and governed by the same la»s, *ud which tn.«y (the Maoris) would in future hare a voice in «he making. He »aid he had no personal motives iv coming th^re. His motives were for their good, ami for the good of the country at large ; that, knowing that the news of gold being found had gone abroad, and that Europeans were arriving in hundreds, and that in a few months there would be many thousands assembled on the Lower Thames goldfWd, which was too limited for the mul titudes who would be there ; and that unless the lands which were supposed to contain gold were laid open to them evil might arise ; and his object was to prevent that evil by suggesting tbat, as these lands at Ohinemuri were said to contain gold, they should allow of a prospecting party of, cay, four or five men, who should be recommended by the Government or himself, to ascertain the truth thereof; and that, if it was found in payable quantities, the greater the amount of gold the greater the amount of remuneation to them, which he considered would be » good thing for them in so far as the revenue from the gold would obtain for them food and clothing, both of which be could see they were in need of. Mr. Graham aaid he had one word more to say to them — thatver} shortly they would have a very distinguished visitor amongst them, a son of the Queen — that the people m the other colonies were making great pre parations to receive him, and no doubt they would do the same here. He had a great wish that as many of the principal chiefs as possible should endeavour to see him. He had also a dtsire that the person who had the name of the King, that is, Tawhiao, better known as Matutaera, should also con?e and see the Queen's son, so that the whole native population throughout New Zealand might know that peace was established. Taiuia. said he approved of all Mr. Graham had said. It was glad tidings to the heart of the Maori. He had been deceived by the Governor. 