I should say there must be 10,000 acres - The land is in its general character excellent. The Forest contains timber trees of large size principally Red and White Pine, is well watered small streams running in all directions. It is however in some parts very undulating, much cut up by ravines and hollows - In proceeding along the Sugar loaf line it is of this character as far as the Company had surveyed, after which a remarkable improvement takes place the land becoming more level untill you arrive at the Mangore River - A good Road may be found into the interior in continuation of one from the Town, a native path which I discovered when cutting the Sugar loaf line and traced down to where it joins the above Road indicating the direction which it ought to take, untill it reaches the line, when it might be carried on as far as the Mangore - This path I have sketched on the map which accompanies this statement - I have mentioned the subject of Roads because as you are aware the Roads shewn on the Company's Map bounding