No. 1.
Mr. W. Mantell to the Hon. the Colonial Secretary.

Sir,—

I have the honor to forward you a letter from Karetai, praying that the Governor will not allow a portion of the Otakou Native Reserve to be taken from him.

The mistake appears to have originated in the grant of the Otakou Purchase to the New Zealand Company, wherein the Crown Reserve on the East Head is estimated to contain 250 acres, which would bring its boundary to the line AB, on the enclosed sketch, No. 1. But the true boundary is given in the map at p. 54, Parliamentary Papers, No. 45, 369, of which I enclose a copy.

I am requested to beg His Excellency to confirm the latter boundary, in order to prevent any doubt on the point from arising at any future time.