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Sixty-five Miles. —The Rurupopo Caves on the right bank. Sixty-nine Miles. —Tieke, a Maori settlement on the right bank. Sixty-six Miles. —Mangaeo, a former Maori pa on the top of the high river cliffs, only reached by means of a long ladder made of supplejacks and rata vine, which could be hauled up at a moment's notice. This mode of access rendered the occupants of the pa practically secure from any war parties passing along the river. Eighty-two Miles.—The confluence of the Whangamomona Stream on the right bank. Eighty-five Miles.—The Tangarakau River here flows into the Wanganui on the latter's right bank. The Tangarakau is navigable for a considerable distance up to Putikituna. Kighty-six Miles. -Puketapu (sacred hill), a small kainga on the bank. Along the banks can easily be seen the holes made by successive generations of canoeists, who place their poles into holes in the papa cliffs so as to push their canoes against the stream. Ninety-eight Miles. —Tarepokiore, where a landslip formerly occurred, and a whirlpool is frequently caused at high flood thereby. A Hundred Miles. —Kirikiriroa, a small Maori settlement on the left bank. In this localityis " Te Rerenga-o-ko-lnaki," or " The Leap of Inaki," a bluff on the right bank which resembles the stem of a warship, and from which a Maori named Inaki was supposed to have leapt into the river. A Hundred and Seven Miles.—Here the Retaruke River flows in on the east side. The Wanganui at this place is 2W) ft. above sea-level. A Hundred and Twelve Miles. —TaVhata, a Maori settlement on the left bank. A Hundred and Thirteen Miles. — Maraekowhai, a Maori settlement. A Hundred and Fourteen Miles. —The confluence of the Ohura River, where the " Houseboat is moored. There are two pretty falls on the Ohura not fai from its junction, and which are well worth a visit. A Hundred and Twenty-four Miles. —Paparoa Rapids, where a fine waterfall may be seen. A Hundred and Twenty-five Miles.—Whenuatere, a Maori settlement on left bank. A Hundred and Forty-three Miles.—Taumarutnii, a thriving Maori and European town, where the North Island Main Trunk Railway is reached. The Wanganui here is nearly 600 ft. above sea-level. The Ongaruhe River joins the Wanganui. the settlement being situated between the two streams.

Schedule of Lands recommended for Reservation, Wanganui River. (Vide Plans at end of Report.)

No. Name of Block. Tenure. Area. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Part Puketarata ., Kaiwhaiki Puketarata No. 2 No. 3 ., Puketarata No. 1, Ramahiku 1a, and Patupa „■ Paetawa and Paetawa No. 5 „ Te Kahakaha and Tauakira, and part Crown land ., Paetawa No. 4b .. „ Te Tuhi 4b Special Settlement „ No. 4 .. „ Tauakira, part of No. 2p and part No. 2q .. Native 9, Freehold Native ,, ,, ,, . . . . Crown ,, ,, Surveyed for reservation Ditto ,, Crown and Native.. Acres. 100 50 20 50 60 230 190 160 120 186 144£ 236 136 700 12 13 14 No. 2o .. „ No. 2n (?) Section 1, and part Section 2, Block III, Waipukura Survey District; Section 1, Block XV, Tauakira Survey District ; and part of part Tauakira No. 2 Part Te Tuhi Nos. 3b and 4 .. „ „ No. 1b .. 15 16 Crown Surveyed for reservation Ditto ,, .. ,, ,, . . - - i ,, . • * ■ ,, Native ,, ,, , . . . , 700 79 590 210 203 50 111 27 72 364 75 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 „ Ohotu No. 5 „ No. I „ No. 1 .. .. ,, Ahuahu A Ahuahu F No. 2 Part Ahuahu B „ Tawhitinui Block „ Ranana Block, and part Morikau No. 1 Block „ Tawhitinui Block