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Show - 203 - sails in the great white birds that come unon the waters from another land far across the Sea of Kiwa. He comes as our friend and has words to sneak to us now. Hear him with your snirits." Lieutenant McDonnell arose and bowed to Roa. He looked tall and imnosing in his Royal Navy uniform. Henr:r Busby interpreted as he snoke. "E hoa ma, my friends," he greeted them. "I come as a messenger of our Oueen who leads us from our land, over the seas. She is a iust woman who wishes peace between our peoples, Pakeha and Maori. I have been discussing this for some time x-Jith Henry Busby who has been living and travelling among your people. Henry has long been talking of the nossi-bilitv of neace with your Chief Roa and his father, your former Chief, Turi. "There are many obstacles that block the path to peace. Only last week a tribe of your neonie to the north carried out a raid on one of our shins, the HM3 Rattlesnake, and. killed thirty men, women and children." There was a murmur of those assembled. "But our peonle also are not blameless," continued the Lieutenant. "UP and down your coasts |
