No. 9.
Sir D. McLean to Mr. Brissenden.

I have the honor to inform you that the Government have received a letter from Parore complaining of the survey of the Maunganui Block. The Government do not wish the survey of any land to be proceeded with in the face of such opposition as there appears to be in this case.

You will, therefore, on receipt of this letter, without delay instruct the surveyors to withdraw from the block, and will, until the dispute is satisfactorily settled among the natives, suspend the negotiations for the purchase of the same.