INTRODUCTION. 
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However gloomy one side of the picture may be represented, 
surely there is some bright colouring remaining in the other, 
when the fact is patent to all who are acquainted with New 
Zealand affairs, that had it not been for our native allies, 
the present state of the colony would have been far worse than 
it is. Some little consideration too, must be given to many of 
those, who, though in arms against us, have acted with a 
degree of moderation which does them honour. It is to be 
hoped that it will be met by a corresponding degree on our 
side, which will lead to a permanent good understanding and 
union between the two races. 
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