fearing they should be included in our boundary the majority however and a young chief amongst them named Tukarangi made a most favourable speech in favour of our intentions and desirous of having European settlers around him he is determined to assist us. 1846, Wednesday, 20 May. After a severe days tramping through the bush how pleasant it is to get back at night tho wet to the skin to ones tent and lay his tarpauline down for a carpet to me it is a greater luxury than if I were ushered into the finest drawing room in the Island. Here I have my faithfull Sambo running round me with dry clothes lighted candle water to wash and the feeling is if you were dressing for dinner at home the group of natives at the village are all busy getting a fire ready in front of the tent the group of natives at the village are all busy getting a fire ready in front of the tent the frying pan is not silent in the adjoining kahutu or native cooking house and ere my days diary is written dinner tea and supper all in one will be announced without ringing of bells or noise of footsteps on the Hall but still and peacefull on the banks of Wanganui in a small native kainga - I trust to enjoy my feast in happiness though in the silent recesses of this grand river. The days work has been satisfactory and the difficulty got up by the natives