He also states that the only land open for selection is an immense tract of barren waste near the North Cape -- Muri whenua and otengi -- which will be the certain ruin of those who purchase it. But the climax has yet to come. When the Govr's reply was received Mr. Forsaith remarked -- Mr. Smallfield being my informant -- that His Ex. reply had no weight with him. That of course His Ex. derived his information from, and his reply was framed by the Native Office. That the gentlemen of the Department had to make the best excuse they could for their short comings, and that, as their daily bread depended upon their rebutting the charge of inactivity, they had made a Return which favored them and mislead the public. But to come nearer home. His Excellency has expressed himself in the strongest terms with reference to the Maori Messengee; and reiterates his wish that the paper should be made more interesting, at the same time