Waitara Thursday, 4. Nov., 1847. A body of the natives about 40 in number for and against the sale of their land accompanied me to point out their several boundaries and shew me their claims on the north side of the river expecting considerable opposition I did not take the policeman with me and Mr. Carrington and I walked over their boundaries several miles along the river till we reached Pukepapa opposite Huirangi the land on the banks of the river is intersected with innumerable little claims and a considerable portion is owned by those opposed to the