I have the honor to inform you that, on Monday, 5th August, I left Otumoetai, and having passed one day at Maungatapu, reached Maketu on the 6th.

I had never found Tupaia disposed to say much relative to Ngatiwhakaue; but Taipari appeared very anxious to re-establish a peace, and proposed to conduct any of their chiefs who would consent, to Otumoetai, to visit Tupaia; in fact, any natives of Ngatiwhakaue, not immediately connected with Tohi's party, now pass between Rotorua and Maungatapu with impunity, and a small body of missionary natives from Rotorua have, with the consent of Taipari, settled themselves at Kaituna, on the river which runs past Maketu.

At Maketu I found the principal obstacles to peace were Te Amohau and Tohi; the former on account of Motiti, the latter on account of his son, Ngakai, lost at Katikati.

Te Mokorou and Te Awaitaia, chiefs of Waikato, had already visited Rotorua, and had returned. They were met by Korokai, Pongo, Hikairo, Te Pukuatua, and the most influential chiefs of that country, except Te Amohau and Tohi; when it was agreed that Ngatiwhakaue should not meddle with Motiti, as long as Waikato and Ngatihaua remained quiet. Te Amohau and Tohi have expressed to me their assent to this.