Letter from J. Rogan, to Donald McLean, dated 19th. January 1855. . New Plymouth 19th. January 1855. My dear Sir, I reached here on Saturday last, after settling with Ta Kerei and his tribe, for the Taumata Mairi Block. The survey of another piece of land at Awakino has been proceeded with, as far inland as we could possibly get in an canoe. I have not yet protracted the survey,(Wharepu being still in the carpenter's hands); but I believe it will not be more than 15 or 16,000 acres. The land for the most part, is very mountainous and rugged. There are about 3,000 acres of good fern and bush land on the banks of the river, but it is separated from the sea coast by large ranges of hills, and can only be approached by way of Mokau inland at Motukaianu, which is not to be purchased yet. The natives have cut off about 1000 acres