service for the payment of whom I will furnish you with an advance of £5. At Akitio the Native chiefs Haera and Maka will point out to you a small spot say about one or 200 acres around their present willage which they require as a reserve. When this is marked off I have to request that you will lose no time in joining the head of your department at Ahuriri to whom you will have the kindness to communicate the cause of your delay here together with a copy of these instructions.