without flinching on any grounds of fear, favour, or affection.

It is nearly half a century since I first saw, in the house of Samuel Marsden, some of his Maori friends. Since that time I have chiefly resided in colonies not far from New Zealand, and have not willingly lost opportunities of becoming acquainted with passing events. In my researches I have been aided by many friends, and many public men. It is a grief to me that some of them have passed away, and will not see the pages enriched through their kindness; but I rejoice that their good wishes accompanied me in the labour which, as it was pursued, became more and more an imperious duty.

London, 21st November, 1882.

NOTE, 1889, FOR REMNANT OF FIRST EDITION.

"MY DEAR SIR,

"In accordance with my promise I have made the emendations (of which we spoke) for the History of New Zealand.

"At the conclusion of the hearing of my application for a new trial, in 1887, it was arranged that the passages on which the action against me was founded, should be withdrawn.

"It may interest you to know that Dr. Hadfield, the Bishop of Wellington, on whose information those passages were written, has recently been made Metropolitan, or Primate, in New Zealand. The passages were two in number; and it was easy, by excising them, to comply with the arrangement of 1887. But, as I explained verbally to you, I desire not only to respect a formal arrangement, but to prevent the re-issue of some cognate passages. Therefore, I have excised some which were not complained of. Outside of the law there are feelings which actuate me in this course.

"All the passages complained of in the letter from the plaintiff's solicitors to yourself are expunged.

"I remain, yours obediently,

"G. W. RUSDEN."

F. CHAPMAN, Esq.,

11 Henrietta Street.

MEMORANDUM PUBLISHED (1889) WITH REMNANT

OF FIRST EDITION.

MR. J. C. RICHMOND, a member of the Legislative Council in New Zealand, criticized in his place in Parliament, on the 1st August, 1888, some portions of my "History of New Zealand."

The passages specially animadverted upon were two. One, at page 417 of vol. ii., commencing with the words "Eight Tauranga natives;" and another at pages 512 et seq. relating to the offer of rewards for the bodies of Maoris.

I have such respect for any one who defends himself with his proper weapons, that I should be loth to embitter his feelings with regard to my narrative, even if he had not said in his speech

"I wish to say, however, with respect to Mr. Rusden, that I do not impute any personal motive to him. I am willing to believe that he thinks he is doing God service. But his mind is completely jaundiced. For my own part I am perfectly ready to admit that there have been shortcomings and wrong-doings on the part of the colony, and I still think with regret of several matters with which I myself have been associated, and in which our action might have been wiser.

Except that in serving one's fellow-creatures one may be said to render reasonable service to their Creator, I have hardly aspired to the height of Mr. Richmond's kindly belief. I thought I was doing my duty in writing my history, was content with that thought, and entertain it

still.

If it was so written as to guide Mr. Richmond to the belief that the author was actuated by the more solemn motive he ascribes, Mr. Richmond at any rate relieves me, in his mind, of all possibility of a desire to misrepresent.