Chap. XIX. - MR. BELL'S NARRATIVE. • 5(1^ 
Hadfield still oftener called upon Mr. Clarke junior 
to amend his interpretation of words or sentences. 
'' On Saturday the 10th of February, H.M.S. North Star 
left Nelson, and anchored under Kapiti on the following 
morning. It being Sunday, the Governor would enter upon 
no business, but landed in the afternoon at the pa at Wai- 
kanae with some of the officers and myself, for the purpose of 
visiting Mr. Hadfield, and attending the church. At the 
pa we found Major Richmond, Mr. Symonds the Police 
Magistrate, and Mr. Clarke, who had arrived the previous 
day by command to meet the Governor ; two or three set- 
tlers were also present, and about 500 natives had assem- 
bled. Before going to church, a great number of natives 
congregated in an enclosure, and went through their cate- 
chisms before the Governor ; Ranperaha sitting apart on a 
potato-house, and looking on; Rangihaeata was not at the 
pay having declared, that if the Governor wished to see him 
his Excellency must go up to his place at Otaki. As soon 
as service was over, the Governor returned to the boat. 
Rauperaha had joined the other natives at church, probably 
to get a word from Captain Fitzroy, for he complained of 
not having been spoken to at first ; however, the Governor 
embarked without speaking to him, although Sir Everard 
Home shook hands with him. 
" The next day it was blowing too hard to land in the 
boats ; so we got on board a small schooner anchored near 
us, and sailed over to Waiharme. On our arrival, we found 
that Rangihaeata had come down at the earnest request of 
Rauperaha ; and after an hour's consultation at Mr. Had- 
field's house the conference began. The Governor had pre- 
pared an address which had been translated into Maori, on 
board the North Star, by Mr. Forsaith, the Native Pro- 
tector ; and I suppose the delay at Hadfield's was caused by 
the correction of the speech in both languages. 
" About 500 natives had assembled in the square in which 
they were catechising the previous day, Rauperaha being 
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