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ferent parts of the Strait, who manifested their in- 
tention of opposing the survey in various ways. They 
pulled up the Surveyors' ranging-rods, destroyed a saw- 
pit, and on one occasion seven of them, armed with 
muskets, passed through the station, and " talked 
threateningly " to the man left in charge. But they 
abstained from personal violence, and towards the 
White men themselves appeared to entertain no un- 
friendly feelings. They had all along talked of Rau- 
perahd^ approaching visit, who, they said, would send 
the White men away. Their interruptions to the survey 
were complained of to Captain Wakefield. 
Meanwhile, Rauperaha and Rangihaeata, being at 
Porirua in attendance on the Court of Land Claims, 
made known their determination to prevent the survey 
from proceeding ; and Mr. Joseph Toms, mentioned as 
" Geordie Bolts " in a former part of this narrative, 
repeatedly stated that he understood from them that 
they would make a stand at ff^airau, and lose their 
lives rather than allow the White men to take posses- 
sion of that place. Mr. Spain used his influence to 
pacify them ; agreed to meet them at Port Underwood, 
to investigate the land claims, as soon as possible after 
the adjournment of his Court at the end of June ; and 
obtained from them a promise not to enter the Pf^airau 
within the time appointed, nor do anything before his 
arrival. Mr. Toms offered to take Rauperaha and 
Rangihaeata in his schooner to his own place in Cloudy 
Bay, and keep them there until he received a com- 
munication from Mr. Spain. 
On the 28th May, Mr. Toms received Rauperaha 
and his party on board the schooner Three Brothers, 
of which he is captain and owner, at Porirua ; 
and having crossed to Mana, where he took in Rangi- 
haeata and about ten more natives, making about 
