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the ship, each with his two-barrelled gun, and pro- 
mised that the rest of the chiefs should sign the deed 
on the morrow, when the rest of the goods were to be 
delivered. 
On the next day this was done. Rauperaha and 
Charley signed by proxy for their relations in Cloudy 
Bay, and old T'e JWetu, who was also present, but 
played only second fiddle among this creme de la creme 
of New Zealand aristocracy, for his son Mark, who was 
said to be of great authority in the neighbourhood of 
D'Urville's Island. 
It was agreed that a share for Rangihaeata should 
remain on board, and that his signature should be 
obtained at Mana, where he then was. He arrived, 
however, in a canoe, on the 26th ; and after some blus- 
tering and speechifying, he signed the deed, and took 
his allotted share. 
Nayti left us here, wishing to go and stop with his 
relations near Mana till the emigrant ships should 
arrive. On finding that all our persuasions and en- 
treaties to him to remain with us were unavailing. 
Colonel Wakefield granted him permission to go ; and 
he got into a canoe full of his friends bound for that 
place, with all his boxes and goods. 
Rauperaha, who neglected no opportunity of plun- 
der, had several times tried to profit by Nayti's former 
statement that they were nearly related. Although 
this was not the fact, he had on the earliest occasion 
demanded utu of Colonel Wakefield for having 
brought his tamaiti, or " child," in the ship ; and on 
our receiving the account of the capsizing of our cutter 
one day, Nayti being one of the party on board, he 
ran to my uncle and claimed his relation's property, 
before we could possibly know whether any one was 
drowned or not. On another occasion, he had impu- 
