Two Blocks Offered.

2. Upon arriving at Mokau and conferring with the Natives there, I found that the land offered in that direction consisted of two different blocks, the one on the north bank of the Mokau River, the principal chiefs by whom the offer was made being Te Watihi (Peketahi) and his brother Te Weitini; the second block, lying to the north of the above, with the river Awakino running through it. This block is offered by Takerei alone, to whom the conduct of the negotiation has been entirely given up. The enclosed sketch will explain the position of the land more clearly.