478 ADVENTURE IN NEW ZEALAND. Chap. XVITI. 
" the pas" must have seen them. But these were pro- 
bably not a *' bone of contention," as Rauperaha hud 
them all to himself. 
But, to go on with the Captain's narrative : — " Rok- 
" peraha asked, if the boat were given up, whether the 
" quarrel would be considered as terminated. Major 
" Richmond replied, that was a question he could 
" not answer; but that, however he behaved about 
" it, he would have the credit of it ; he was the 
" chief, and that the Government looked to him. 
" He accordingly wrote the letter," which here 
follows : — 
" Go thou my book to Puaha^ Hohepa, and Jl'^atn- 
" rauehe. Give that boat to the chief, of the ship ; 
*• give it to the chief for nothing. These are the 
" words of Te Rauperaha. Your avarice in keeping 
" back the boat from us, from me, Mr. Hadfield, and 
" Mr. Ironside, was great. ITiis is not an angry visit, 
" it is to ask peaceably for the boat. There are only 
" Mr. Clarke, Mr. Richmond, and the chief of the 
" ship ; they three who are going peaceably back to 
" you, that you may give up the boat. 
" This is my book, 
(signed) " Te Rauperaha. 
Clarke." 
Furnished with this document, they returned to 
Porirua ; lay at anchor all the next day, being Sunday ; 
and on the Monday morning went ashore, and were 
assisted in launching the boat by " 40 natives, all in 
" the greatest good humour," 
Mr. Hadfield afterwards told me, that Rangihaeata 
and the other natives at Porirua had at first been 
inclined to refuse ol)edience to Rauperaha in the 
matter ; but that a private message sent by the ci;^ef, 
by land, to say that he understood the ship woiild 
