I abmved at the Quocn's Redoubt last oven ing, after a sharp ride from Drury with tho mounted orderlies, who carry despatches daily between head quarters and Auckland. The road has undergone little alteration since I last passed over it, Irat what littlo change has been made has effected an improvement. The bush is thinned to a greater extent, letting in the light and air on the road, and that great road mender the weather, has consequently dried up the crust, rendering it a tolerable enough thoroughfare at this season. The clearing at the foot of Pokeno hill has been begun. Those familiar with this line of road will recollect tho long line of desertod stables usqd by tho trans- Eort corps when the Great South Road was eing made, and situated on tho left, between tho point whero the attack was recently made on the bush party of the 40th Regiment and the Fifth Bridge. These buildings, which would have sheltered an enemy laying an am bush, have been levelled. Considering the weather, and the great difficulties encountered in cjearing off the bush, I think those having the management of the work entitled to a great deal of credit. The clearing of the bush will do lasting good, if saviug in the cost of repair ing the road be the only consideration. The. affair at Razor Back was not bloodless. I have already reported that the body of a dead Maori was found at the edge of the bush by the Goth, on Wednesday. The remains of the native were interred near tho stockade yester day. The deceased has not been recognised; but he was a fully tatooed man, between forty and fifty years of age, and the impression is that he was a man or some conscqucnco in his tribe. No other body has yet been found. Prom the place where tile body was lying, it is presumed that the sentry killed the man when returning the fire of his assailants. The skirmish at Pokeno does not appear to have been altogother satisfactory to tho natives, who confess to a loss of two men killed. There is no means of authenticating these tales, but tho presumption is that they never exaggo rato their loss. I have heard a rumour that the great Maori " Pacificator," "Win. 