carried home to be buried with their ancestors; making a total of 27, besides prisoners. Shortly after this, Hoani Te Palaka left Te Kooti, with 25 followers, up a branch stream of the Waioeka. A nice collection of desperadoes he has with him, - Kereopa, Anaru Matete, Tamati Te Rangitua-waru, Te Tuatini; The head of each would be cheap at £1,000. Te Kooti has intimated to his few remaining sympathisers that he may be constantly consulted for the next six months (should he live so long), either at Te Pato, (the place where Hoani left him); at Te Wera, another branch