Mr. Commissioner Rogan to the Chief Commissioner.

Referring to my letter of 13th instant, I have now the honor to enclose herewith a receipt for £100 and £10, which has been paid to Kiri in consideration of waiving his claim to a portion of land held in dispute at Omaha, and for defining the boundary between the part retained by himself and that disposed of to the Government.

I succeeded in arranging with Kiri, as is stated on the receipt, to induce Te Tawera Natives to abandon their cultivation this season, and the balance remaining in my hands, £10, shall be paid into the Treasury when I return to Auckland.

The boundaries of the reserve at Whakatuwhenua have been altered by Te Kiri, at my request, so as to leave out nearly the whole of the land on the east side of the road leading to the beach at that place.