The following petition was forwarded, per s.t. •Taranaki,' to Mr. Carleton, M.a.A., for present*, tion to the General Asaembly: — (translation.) "To the General Assembly of New Zealand in Parliament assembled, at Wellington. '• This is the prayer of your faithful people an d your firm friends— of some of the people of Turanga, which aaith : "Will yon, O Honourable Aasembly, loot into one of our' causes of grief ? •'What we valued greatly, our carved house, has been taken, without cause, by the Government. We did not agree. These are the facts connected with the taking of that house, namely : When Mr. Rioh mond oame here he asked me (Raharuhi Rukopo) to give the house. I did not agree; I said to him, ' No, all the people must be consulted.' Then he \ asked me, 'Does the house then belong to them?' I answered 'No, the house is mine, but the work -was done by us all.' Mr, Richmond's answer to me was, ' Very well, 1 will cease to importune you.' "The steamer left with that pakeha ; how many many days that steamer was absent I cannot say. She returned to fetch the house. Captain Biggs came to fetch the house. He asked me to give the house for the Governor at Wellington. I answered, 'I will not consent.' There are other words made use of by {hat pakeha, which I reserve to ayself, That pakeha then went to break the house, and took it •way. Suffice it, there was no word of agreement from me. These are all our words. This is our prayer to you, to consider this wrong. " And we will erer pray, ♦•From your faithful people, under the law, "Bahabubi Ru&oro, "And others."

MAORI MURDERERS.
