Sn ADVENTURE IN NEW ZEALAND. Chav. XV. 
to the two criminals. In passing Ohau, I had been 
shown the house built by the natives for a Mr. White, 
whom E Ahu had invited to come and squat with cattle 
near his settlement. He had shown him over the 
country which he called his ; and Mr. Whit^ had fixed 
upon a spot at the edge of the wood and the pasture. 
He had had two cows running there for some time, and 
was now on his way from Wellington with 20 or 30 
more. 
E Ahu, with Matia, E Puki, Keharoa, and two or 
three other important chiefs of the Ngatiraukawa, 
were anxiously expecting him at the main pa, Rangi 
Uru, which is between Mr. Had field's house and 
chapel, and Taylor's house where I was living. 
Early one morning, Mr. White came to Taylor's, 
and said that Rauperaha had set his men to drive the 
cattle back to Wmkanae the moment they arrived at 
the little pa near the mouth where he lived, declaring 
that not only no cattle should go to Ohau, but that he 
would have no White people at all there or at Otaki. 
He would have a clear ground in case it came to fight- 
ing. The Ngatiraukawa chiefs were much surprised 
at this declaration, as they imagined they had a right 
to do what they liked with their own land. E Ahu 
especially appeared to be quite amused, and to think 
that he could talk this fancy away ; for he begged me 
and the other White people to go down to Rauperaha^ 
pa and hear the korero. So we went down in a party, 
natives and White people. It was the first time I 
had been to that pa since my arrival ; for Rauperaha 
and Rangihaeata had upon first coming from JVairau 
seized upon a flax-store which had been built for me 
there; much to the indignation of the builders, to 
whom I had promised a cask of tobacco for the house. 
These were the permanent inhabitants of the /?«, who 
