Attached to the Deed, there is a plan, showing the probable extent of the purchase, and the position of the Native Reserves. A more accurate map will be furnished when Mr. Parke has completed a contemplated survey of the Interior of the Rangitikei river. From the desire of the natives to possess the whole of the land between the Turakina and Wangaehu rivers, I considered it advisable to acquiesce in their wishes, as the place is peculiarly adapted, from its well defined natural boundaries, for a Reserve; and, from its extent, will also render it a sufficient and desirable situation for the eventual settlement of the whole tribe. There are already several villages, and native cultivations on this Reserve and the