of land now pressed on you by Jeremiah which he sketched out at the time you paid for the Whawanu Block (Orou Pah in Oct. last) extending eastward from this Whawanu block I believe to the Area River and backwards to the south to Mararapa --- a small portion namely the Waingaroa mountain is included in my original Maori lease and supports a Flock of young Sheep Rent of this paid up to Sept. last; besides the £500 mentioned I will be ready to purchase half a mile 320 acresof the Maungau at 10/- this I presume with Jeremish's emergencies in Po Nu driving him will nearly meet you purpose. I am the more induced to urge a purchase of this Block from a circumstance which John has just now related, Hapu again, besides the Theft of some Calico which