had brought down from the Mountain, the stones he took up saying they were the skull of the Mountain the the shrubs the Mountains hair and in the most exciting manner told us it would be as great an insult to cut his hair off his head, he then said that we must go up with them to the Mountain again to replant the shrubs and go home by the way we came, to which we replied our shoes were worn out and that we would not return unless they carried us back - they further said that if they came to lands belonging to the Europeans and stole plants they should be put prison, and therefore they saw no reason why they should not take us back to the Mountain and confine us in the stones, on giving up the shrubs the old man came into our tent and shook hands with us. After wh. they gave us some food. Minerapa a native who had been to England and who resided for a long time at the New Zealand House and who particularly mentioned the kindness he received from Mr.E.G. Wakefield came to our tent and said he would try and get us off in the morning, during the night they held a long discussion about us and they agreed that we should return to Wara-a-tea with them when they were ready. All the natives but 4 or 5 went to the Mountain with the stones and shrubs, 2 being left as sentry over us. Amused ourselves by listening to Amou's description of London. Started at day break after breakfast with the natives for Wara-a-tea, following the River wh. we crossed many times. The rapid rate we went at and following the low bed all the way, neither gave us time to observe nor opportunity for making notes of the country we passed thro. It however appeared to be a fine district quite level and the timber