been visited. Brogden wd. have gone to Tauranga if there had been means of transit and some arrangement might have been made with him for settling some of the Tauranga lands. By the by I find on enquiry that Halcombe's. estimate of Land available for settlement between Tauranga and Kati-kati is largely in excess. From Turner and other sources I gather that 20,000 acres is the outside acreage at all fit for settling people upon and even that depends upon whether or not a block of 20,000 acres reserved for University is given up for that purpose. It is fortunate we did not send Fielding there. I recd. your Telegram about purchasing Native Land etc. and will do all I can - Gillies is not at all anxious to have land purchased or to have settlement go on but he does not say so directly. Vogel and I have agreed that if any valuable Blocks are offered that I shall buy even altho' the Super. does not request.