mind, to think how great a change has been effected amongst the New Zealanders, within the last few years. Slept the evening at -----. After breakfast, when we were taking down our tent, I received a note from Mr. Turton, complaining that his natives had left him behind; and that he had been a whole day wanting food, lost his road, was very ill, and requested I should send the natives back to Ngamotu, when I should meet them;as he considered himself too weakly to continue his journey. His horse was also a sufferer, as well as the master. I immediately sent off a native to meet Mr. Turton, with some biscuits, arrowroot and sugar, - as much as we could spare, our supply being slender, as we did not wish to load our boys heavily. Before this native got his length, he was in sight of our tent, had changed his mind, and rode up to us. As