516 ADVENTURE IN NEW ZEALAND. . Chap. XDC. 
seated next to a chair prepared for the Governor. Rangi- 
haeata at first stood aloof, having, as we understand, quar- 
relled with the other as to what they were to say ; but when 
the Governor had begun to speak, he came down, seating 
himself some 20 yards off behind the ranks of natives, who 
were squatting in a semicircle around us Europeans. Of 
Englishmen, there were present, besides the Governor and 
his Secretary, Mr. Hadfield, Major Richmond, Sir Everard 
Home, and several officers of the frigate, Mr. Symonds 
(Police Magistrate), Mr. Spain and his clerk, Mr. Forsaith, 
and Mr. Clarke junior (Native Protector), myself, and one 
or two settlers, I believe, from Wellington. 
" I did not attempt to take notes of the Governor's speech, 
and what follows is from memory. He commenced by tell- 
ing that he had come out to govern all classes, native and 
European : — ' When I heard of the Wairau massacre at 
* Sydney' (he spoke to this effect), ' I was exceeding angry ; 
' my heart was very dark, and my mind was filled with gloom. 
' My first thought was to revenge the deaths of my friends, 
' and the other pakeha who had been killed, and for that 
* purpose to bring many ships of war, sailing vessels, and 
' vessels moved by fire, with many soldiers ; and had I done 
' so, you would have been sacrificed, and your pas destroyed. 
* But when I considered, I saw that the pakeha had, in the 
* first instance, been very much to blame ; and I determined 
' to come down and inquire into all the circumstances, and 
' see who was really in the wrong. I have visited Welling- 
* ton and Nelson, and have heard the White man's story ; 
' now I have come here — tell me your story, the natives' 
' story, that I may judge between them.* He then directed 
Clarke to repeat his speech so far in Maori. When this 
had been done, as no native rose for a few moments, the 
Governor directed Clarke to call up Rauperaha to speak ; 
and after a little delay and hesitation, the old man rose and 
commenced his harangue. 
" I was unable to take copious notes of Eauperaka^s 
speech, for Clarke's back was turned to me ; and as he 
spoke very low, and I was some paces behind, I often missed 
