Mr. Mantell to the Hon. the Colonial Secretary.

Sir,—

I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt this day of your letter of the 24th December, ultimo, enclosing one from Matiaha Tiramorehu, relative to the Moeraki and other reserves, which with its translation I return.

In obedience to your directions, I forward a table showing the proportion between population and land reserved at the places in question. By this you will perceive that the wants of the Natives are amply provided for in the reserves which I made, the boundaries of which, at the time of the survey, were in each case approved by them.