They welcomed him now, they said.as " their old friend," and wished as he had come to visit them he should go on and see the Chiefs at all the other settlements. While the meeting was going on they prepared horses to take and escort the Governor overland to Taiipiri, On leaving Pae Tai the whole of the natives °"gave his Excellency thiee hearty cheers. Arriving at Tau piii early in the da}', the Governor pushed on, un attended, to Ngaruawahi.i, tho central stronghold of the lung movement, where old Potatau is buried, — whpie the king flag was fhst hoisted. Having walked round the settlement, visited the grave of Potatau, and looked at the flagstaff, Sir George wns at last recog nised by the chiefs and people, who weie so overjoyed at seeing hi in that they collected round him in a body, weeping for very joy, addressing him the while as their friend, father, protector of the people. After a con biderable time thus spent his Excellency thanked them for the couhal and affectionate receptiou they had given him, and letmned to Taupiri. The chiefs of Ngnruaw ahitv immediately posted off messengers (of their own accord) to all the principal c'iHs in the dis trict, informing them of the Governor's presence in Wnikato. Most of these living at a great distance in land, did not arrive until WednesdayiSvening, but in the meantime his Excellenev was visited by many of the Ngariuiwalua chiefs, among whom was Matutaera's sister and his eldest son, Hoii Giey, who was born shutl} after tbj Governor left New Zealand, and named ;ifter &ir G. by Pntatau, Iris grandfather. At one of her nitr i\iews the Hater of the Maori king ex pressed herself thus "Had J been the Governor, and thus tiken the Kingites by surprise. I should have com pleted my victoiy by pulling the halyards from the flagstaff to the ground and oversetting the sentry box ; that iv my opinion would be a final o\eithiow of the King movement." Hn Excellency having learnt that the chiefs had arrived at Ngaruawahia on Wednesday evening, sent woid that the}' should come on to Taupiri if they wanted to see him. 