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the Tory had sprung up, and the plants were in 

 a thriving condition. 



A Scotch tailor, whose fate had driven him to 

 Te-awa-iti, had voluntarily undertaken the duties of 

 missionary, and the natives had built a house for 

 him. 



Returning in a boat to East Bay, through Tory 

 Channel, I visited on the way some other small 

 bays, where natives reside with some few Europeans 

 amongst them. 



The purchase of the claims of the Nga-te-awa 

 tribes residing in East Bay to the land on both 

 sides of Cook's Straits having been completed, on 

 which occasion a general rush fortunately unat- 

 tended by any serious consequences took place at 

 the distribution of the various articles given in ex- 

 change, we set sail for Kapiti, which we reached 

 the following day, November llth. The natives 

 were making preparations for hostilities, which 

 it was expected would be renewed by the Nga-te- 

 raukaua. Warepouri had arrived in Waikanahi 

 from Port Nicholson, and also some people from 

 Wanganui and Queen Charlotte's Sound, who had 

 promised their aid if the Nga-te-raukaua should 

 make another attack, which, however, they did not 

 venture to do. 



