that in pursuance of the instructions conveyed in your letter No. 415 of the 26th May I employed Mr. Park to lay out a native village at Putiki the original map of which is herewith transmitted and a copy furnished to the natives. The laying out of this village promises fairly to lead to a most beneficial change in the state of the Putiki natives who have except in one or two instances willingly acceded to the breaking down of large portions of their Pa to make way for wide healthy streets instead of the muddy contracted cross paths they hitherto used. One respectable native house of similar dimensions as Te Raupuruha's at Otaki has been erected by George King the chief of Putiki and four other houses of a similar description are in course of erection on the new town allotments. It is quite pleasing to witness the burning down by the natives of some of their filthy old huts which generated so much disease and to witness the preparations making to replace these huts by comfortable buildings constructed in the style of neat verandah cottages. I will furnish Mr. Parks account for the expenses of this survey when he returns from Whiretoa where he is employed in taking the bearings of the native reserves in that part of the district. I have the honor, etc. etc. (Signed) Donald McLean, Inspector of Police. The Honble. The Colonial Secretary, etc. etc. Wellington. Wanganui, 6th July, 1849. My Dear Sir, Availing myself of your Excellencys permission to write to you occasionally I forward this note of proceedings by the Governor Grey Schooner which sails with the first fair wind to Wellington. Various political questions were discussed by the natives at the meeting up the river especially by Te Mamuku Pehi and others the attendance was not however so great as I expected owing to the inclemency of the weather, which also prevented the chiefs from making their usual speeches in the open air where I should have had a better opportunity of ascertaining their general feelings. Te Mamaku had a long korero respecting his pretended claims at Wanganui his disatisfaction at not receiving more utu arises more from a troublesome disposition and a desire to make himself of importance than from any legitimate right to the land his particular district being at Manganuioteao and Tuhua. He acknowledges that Hamarama was authorised to receive his share of the payment and expresses disatisfaction with the manner in which that native disposed of some of the money in purchasing blankets and other articles without first consulting him. There appears to be a great deal of jealousy similar to that expressed by Rangihaeta respecting land existing among the upper Whanganui natives, who were united with that chief in the late Hutt war, it would be most desirable if your Excellency could occasionally detach an officer of the Government to visit these tribes. The weather interferes sadly with the progress