Ruatangata Block.

Ruatangata contains 5,450 acres, a small portion of which is good volcanic land, the remainder is of inferior quality, about one-half of which is covered with forest of general description. The other portion is almost barren, having a tough upper soil of about five inches in depth, with white and light yellow clay subsoil, covered with rushes and short fern. This block is for the most part extremely damp during the greater part of the year. It is situated about four miles to the north-west of Mair's claim. It is accessible by a good level track through forest, passing the Native settlement at kotinikau