some tea with him. He looks much better than he did at Taranaki. On the part of the road on which he is engaged, there is some level land, that might, and no doubt will, be at no distant period, cleared and occupied by some industrious Europeans. Got to Capt. Russell's party at Porirua, which, as far as the scenery of the bay goes, is very beautiful, and reminds me of one of the lakes in the North of Scotland, only that it has larger arms of water entering from the main bay in various directions, like the Great Barrier harbour at the North, only it has no islands. The road round the bay is very indifferent, being hard rock in some places; and soft muddy sand at a creek about half a mile from Paopaohaotanui, where the mare I rode, plunged, and obliged me to lead her over, getting up to the middle in water. Reached the bay; refreshed the horses at a house kept by a man married to