Left the canoe at Te Reinga; and I went to see a grand water-fall in the channel of Te Reinga; which is a narrow and deep river, with a roaring heavy fall of water, and various caves, and perforations, said to be a Taniwha's residence. How wonderful, O God, are Thy works; and how insignificant man appears in the midst of the wonders of Thy creation! The projection from the waterfall, is Kaitangata. Tarewa-rangi is a cliff overhanging it. Hine-tapui above that again. Te Aniwaniwa is the channel. Wairekana, at the entrance, a grand sight. Spent 2 hours at this Pa; where we got a canoe to go up the Whangaroa. The Ruakituri strikes off to the South West from this place. Pulled up about 3 miles, and ascended ferny ridges to the West end of Wakapunaki; which is covered with wood and fern; with a white clay-like rock on the higher, or tertiary stratum. It may be 1500 ft. from the level of the sea. The land along the ridges is poor, hilly, and ferny; with a few lagoons, raupo flats, and ragged bush; where a few cultivations have been once. Our guide, E Waka, knows the country, and tells me its general character in the interior, which is rough and ferny. It certainly is, so far as the eye can see towards the horizon, with a clear setting sun. Camped by the nearest lagoon, it being quite dark, when the pikans got up. Started at half past 5 a.m. A fine, dewey morning, reminding me of our peat cutting days.