ANDREW POWERS, 
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his best mat, with one round his loins, and a musket in 
each hand ; he then strode into the midst of the assembly, 
brandishing his muskets, and making a very animated speech, 
expressing his grief and shame that such fc an act should 
have been committed by any of his tribe ; he said, did I 
send you to the sea to murder and eat Europeans who had 
done you no injury ? How can I hold up my face when I 
go to Maketu, or any place where they come ; hitherto they 
have regarded me as their friend, but now they will say 
you are the Chief who kills and eats our countrymen ; what 
folly have you been guilty of ? Who is it that supplies you 
with guns ? brandishing those in his hands ; is it not the 
Europeans ? Will they do so now they know what you have 
done ? After making a very long harangue in this strain, 
henarae and again sat down by Powers, and put some further 
questions to him, which he pretended not to comprehend ; 
he therefore soon gave over talking to him ; going into his 
house, he returned with three figs of tobacco, and a short 
glazed pipe, with a head on it, which he gave to Powers, 
who made signs that he did not smoke, and refused to take 
the present ; the king said, very well, if you do not smoke 
yourself, take the gift and give it to your Chief. 
From Taupo they went to Botorua, where Powers was 
taken fa to a man employed by a trader named Scott of Tau- 
ranga, as his agent with the natives. His Chief wanted the 
man to redeem him ; he wrote to Scott to ask his permission 
to do so, who replied, that he had better return to the West 
Coast, from whence he came ; but if he wanted him to redeem 
him, he must sign a bond for his repayment, and agree to 
the price of the goods given for him. 
Powers was not then ransomed, but carried on to Maketu ; 
there he found a trader named Tapsall, a Norwegian, and a 
countryman, who, without a word, immediately gave twenty- 
five pounds of tobacco for his redemption. Tapsall was the 
first European who was regularly married to a native by Mr. 
Marsden. In 1839 I saw him with his wife and family, which 
appeared very numerous, encamped under his boat, which 
was drawn up on the beach at Hekawa, Hicks’ Bay, where 
he was then trading. p p 
