not desire to retain any land within the Block he should soon go further inland or as he in an effective manner expressed himself "Me toku au ki Tuhua" I told the old man that land should be reserved for him and his Pah and burial ground particularly kept for him - he then talked to the natives and told them to sell their land in an ironical manner especially he had none, as the Wangahu natives had claimed his which claim he acknowledged Had some food and pursued our course up the river. Slept at Kaiarara a small Pa of the Patutokotio tribe. Friday, 15 May, 1846. After Breakfast we packed our tents and pulled up the river leaving all the other canoes behind the natives chanting their canoe songs as we pulled along. Got to Tumihaere the extreme end of the N. Z. C. Block of land the native Pa is picturesque elevated considerable height 3 to 400 feet above the level of the river amongst our party we had the most influential chiefs of Wanganui and had a deal of welcoming and speechifying from the natives there who appeared agreeable to dipose of their Land they appear a