"3. All non-sellers, of wbateverrank,toprovetheit individual claims to the satisfaction of the arbitra tors ; having previously signed a paper assenting to the proposed arbitration, and pledging themselves to accept, as final, the decision of the arbitrators as to the nature and extent of their cluiins. (Signed) "L B. Fbatherston, "Land Purchase Commissioner. •> " Rangitikei, July 4, 1867." The Chrbrikh copies the following memorial to the Queen, from the dissatisfied natives, which appeared in title Advertiser, and throws a good deal of light oh the foregoing memorandum : — •* Otftki, June 29, 1867. To the Queen of England — | " We, yonr Majesty's humble and loyal subjects, cry unto you from the midst of the troubles that have been brought upon us. , "We were all assured in former time, when the Treaty of Waitangiwas signed, that your Majesty the Queeu would yourself protect us and our lands. Ibis is 1 why we write unto you. "We of the Ngatiraukawa tribe are owners of land at Eangitikei, in the province of Wellington ; we gained possession of that country by right of conquest many years since, before the Queen's sovereignty was extended to New Zealand^ ■ and have always held possession up to the present time. i( .,. "In the year 1862 the General Assembly and the Governor established a court for investigating the title to Maori lands. The 'Government of the province of Wellington, being desirous of purchasing our lands, urged upon the Assembly to keep the court away from our land, that it might be purchased by the 'Govern ment of .Wellington, and the Assembly consented. "We wish to makeknownunto you that it was only our land, the property of the Ngatiraukawa tribe, that was excluded from that court. , "We sent apetitionto the General Assembly pray ing that that Act might be abolished, that our claims might be heard in a court of justice. '" We have waited upon the Governor, and have told him of our troubles, and entreated that the title to our land might be investigated. " We have also been to the Ministers, and begged them to investigate the title to our land, but they would not grant our prayer. !*' In December, 1866, the Land Purchase Commis sioner, the Superintendent of Wellington, paid moneys to certain men owning land adjoining ours. 