sandy description, altogether inferior to the rich fertile plains of the interior; but, viewing the district as a whole, it is a most valuable and extensive acquisition, capable of maintaining a numerous European population, and superior to any other part of the Island for cattle runs. On my arrival at the ferry, I met Mr. Park, the New Zealand Company's surveyor, with his party; who commenced the following morning to survey the native Reserve. In my negotiations with the Ngatiapas, I have fully conformed to the following portion of the first paragraph of my instructions, which had reference to inland boundaries:- "It is considered preferable thus to negotiate for the whole claims without attempting to define the exact