yellow and grey feathers. Started at 8 in the morning. A heavy oppresive day, over volanic remains of buried cinders and lava, which is the general character of this part of the country. Mr. Taylor planted some furze seeds, and cranberry, and other seeds he received from Miss Hough of Taranaki. Our natives complained of fatigue and hunger; so we were obliged to give them most of our own flour and rice; and on meeting Paratene, one of the Taupo chiefs living at Wanganui, we had a few roasted potatoes for them; and Mr. Taylor went to Wanganui where he had an opportunity of forwarding some Totara bark to Mrs. Taylor by him. We got to Roto-Ira, a