given a general acquiescence to the terms proposed by you for the purchase of the above-mentioned district. I am therefore instructed to convey to you His Excellency's authority for carrying those terms into effect; that is to say, - , - The whole of the claims or rights of the Ngatiapa Natives, and of any others who may possess such rights (excepting as regards such specific Reserves as may be set apart for them), shall be acquired throughout the district lying between the Rangitikei River and the Wanganui Block, and running indefinitely inland as far as any such claims extend. - The total purchase monsy shall be Two Thousand five hundred pounds, £2,500.