are, I think, not to be depended on, for instance such men as Wi Rangi whai tici and Te Matenga, Tamihana I believe to be loyal and I have watched him narrowly. Leasing Hau hau lands still goes on, in spite of the deed of cession. Mr. Westrupp, late Captain of Forest Rangers, has got a lease of all that fine run, extending from "Arai" and "Rakau Kaka" right dom to the hills above Whero Whero - much of this run is fine, flat, arable land - and at least one half of it is owned by hau-haus, such as "Ani Waka" (daughter of the late "Waka Pera