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Return of the Correspondence signed or, Purporting to be signed by William Thompson te Waharoa, etc.

[Translation.] — Wiremu Tamehana to the Hon. Mr. Dillon Bell

[corresponding (en, en)]

[Translation.]
Wiremu Tamehana to the Hon. Mr. Dillon Bell.

To Mr. Bell, of the Native Office,—

Kirikiriroa, 4th August, 1862.

Friend, salutations to you. The eause of my writing to you is alarm at the work of the troops, who are engaged in building a pa on the banks of the Waikato. Our work is cultivating food for you and us: yours is hard work. It seems by the appearance that you will be assaulting us again soon. Friend, do not conceal the good or the evil. Should I see any evil on our side, I should communicate it to you, who send " kareres" to us. These are all the words on the subject of fear.

Friend, give me some paper; send it by post. The paper that was kindly sent to me by Mr. Smith is all used; this is the last of it. Give me a dozen of paper. We have no paper on which to write to the Governor and you.

This is all I have to say.

From your friend,

Heta Tauranga,

Secretary to Wiremu Tamehana.