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which have in some respects an appearance of an advance towards 

 civilization, that one hardly expects to find within the scope of the 

 residences of these savages. 



One of the many sketches Mr. Agate made, will serve to convey an 

 idea of their beauty, as well as a distant view of their pas. 



At the time of my visit, which was, as has been seen, immediately 

 after Captain Hobson's arrival, and the signing of the treaty, or cession, 

 it was evident that full seven-eighths of the native population had the 

 same feelings "as are found expressed in this note. The circumstances 

 that have occurred at New Zealand fully prove the necessity of having 

 American citizens as our consuls abroad. Mr. J. R. Clendon, our 

 consul at New Zealand, an independent state, and the only represen- 

 tative of a foreign power, whose interest was at stake, was consulted 

 by some of the most powerful and influential chiefs, who had refused 

 to sign the treaty or cession to Great Britain. They came to Mr. 

 Clendon for advice, how they should act, and he admitted that he had 

 advised them to sign, telling them it would be for their good. He him- 

 self signed the treaty as a witness, and did all he could to carry it into 

 effect ; but, in doing this, he said, he had acted as a private citizen, by 

 request of the Governor, thus separating his public duties from his 

 private acts. At the same time he buys large tracts of land, for a few 



