very probable that in time they will become an article of export. Started from the Mission Station at half past nine in the morning. Slept at Tarikino Moutis Kainga, after a pleasant row up the river. Started at about 8 a.m. Called at several Pahs; Opiriki - where an European is stationed; and a beautiful waterfall. Slept at Hikurangi. Travelled over a rough bushy road from Hikurangi to Mangowero River, where we had a very dangerous descent from a steep hill of 2 to 300 feet. The general appearance of the country is wild, rugged, and uninhabitated. The wood is generally very handsome;