who may hereafter resort to it. Confined to house all day with my cut foot, which is slow in recovering. Wrote to Rev. R. Kirkton, account of overland journey. Reading Major Mitchell's Travels. Natives went out to fish. No success. Consequently the natives have all abandoned their fishing villages about here, during the present change of moon. In the forenoon Dr. Reed and Mr. Alexander returned from their exploring expedition; and gave a tolerably favourable account of the country for sheep runs; being also, in some places, well-suited for agriculture; but rather hilly. No wood, but well watered. The exports from this place must be considerable from April to December. In 1850 the Imports amounted to £1523. 8. 11 at Ahuriri; and at Wakaari, taking Kidnapper Point, £300 or £1800. Population of natives may be estimated at 1100. Turanga is reported to me as being a fine, rich country, with 4000 acres of deep, rich, alluvial