518 ADVENTURE IN NEW ZEALAND. Chap. XIX. 
Thompson, to the Wairau. Rangihaeata came over to Porirua 
to say the Wairau was being surveyed. Then Rangihaeata 
and the rest went over to Queen Charlotte's Sound and sent 
up the Wairau river, where they met Cotterell. (Here I 
missed some sentences.) When the natives had burned the 
tcarres, they brought the things out in safety. (The Go- 
vernor asked what natives had brought out the things? 
Some slaves, answered Rauperaha.) Then Mr. Parkinson's 
people left Cloudy Bay, and afterwards Mr. Tuckett came 
up the river with twenty people in the big boat. The 
natives continued to cultivate their ground, until one 
morning they saw the Government brig standing up, with 
Mr. Thompson and the others on board. (Here I missed many 
sentences.) When the White men came up to where Puaha 
was, Thompson held him by the hands, and detained him. 
On arriving at the scene of the fight, Thompson said, 
* Where's Rauperaha V * Here I am.' ' You are to come 
' with me.' ' Where am I to go V ' On board the brig.' 
Rauperaha answered, that he would not go. Thompson then 
said, ' Come on board to talk.' The natives said ' What 
* is the talk?' Thompson answered, * About the warrh you 
' destroyed.* Then he {Rauperaha) said, * I won't go on 
' board. If you are angry, let us talk here now, and again 
* to-night or to-morrow, as the korero is good about the land ; 
' but as to being tied up, we won't be made a tie of.' Ran- 
gihaeata had yet said nothing. Then Thompson called to 
the constables to bring the handcuffs, and holding up his 
hand said, ' Here is the book of the Queen.' Rauperaha 
said, ' What book ? is it a book to tie us up ?' Then 
Thompson spoke very loud, and was in a great passion, and 
ordered them once more to come on board. Rauperaha and 
Rangihaeata said, • We will not obey you.' Thompson said, 
' Well then, I will order the people to fire.' Rauperaha said, 
' If I am shot, I am shot; but I won't be made a tie of.' 
Thompson told the constables, who were opening the hand- 
cuffs, to put them away, and then called out, ' Fire !' 
" The Governor — * Did Mr. Thompson say * / will order 
' the men to fire,' or did he give the order to fire ? — Mr. 
