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Rh would treat him with the greatest kindness, I was induced to recommend his departure. The ample stock of tools he took with him would render him superior, in point of riches, to any man in New Zealand; and there is not a doubt but the example of his success will induce many of his countrymen to try their fortune, whenever an opportunity for emigration may offer.

The regret at parting between this native and myself was equal on both sides; he held my hand at taking leave a considerable time, during the whole of which he wept, and appeared to suffer exceedingly: I reminded him of his riches, and the man of consequence he would become upon his return to his own country—of his power to entertain all his friends by a recital of the wonders he had seen, and the knowledge he had acquired: he admited it all, and the idea pleased him, but he left me shedding tears, and assuring me that I might expect him again when he had distributed his wealth, and made some family arrange- Rh