Since my last communication some few change with a reconnoiccring trip have occurred at the South. Tho Ngana Redoubt ia completed and Major Colvillo has formed another camp near the ooaet, abouo three- quarters of a mile from the crossing place of tho Uangatahua, on the same flat that Major Butlor placed his temporary camp in April last ; thla will have the effect of cutting off straggling natives from this part of the coast. On Monday last the greater portion of the Town division of tho Mounted Corps wero ordered to proceed to Tataraimaka to reinforce the 20 already stationed at St. George's Redoubt. On Tuesday at 4 o'clock in tho morning, 36 mounted men with Lieutenant McGuinnoss and Cornet Johnson under the command of Captain Mace, marched for Major Colvillu'B camp near the mouth of tho river where the Major was in waiting with 200 men of the 43rd. Tho united forces crossed the river, con tinuing aa far as Mokotunu, from whence the mounted men reconuoitered tho country around, after which, accompanied wtih a detachment of the military rb a support, they Btruck direct in land and coatinued on the coarse for Bomo seven miles when coming Hpou no plots of cultivation the word to retire was given. Ou the way back the force camo upon a small native village that had Toy all appearance been for some time for saken, here a few head of cattle wore eoen but too wild to allow of being driven in. After re turning to Mokotunu aad ■continuing up tho coast until reaching a small stream, when the Major again directed the course inland towards the pa destroyed by Major Butlor with tho 57th and Volunteers on die 2©th of April, some horses were seen, but similar to thu cattle, were too un accustomed to the presence of man to permit of bis securing them. The roads both to tko North and South, bo far 6M the inhabited portions of tho Province are con cerned, are progressing towards the Bell Block, and a few chains cf road noar the Omata have been nearly completed by daily labour, whilst ■onte deep cuttings in the neighbourhood of the Tapuae and other parta are worked by contract ; notwithstanding all this, there aro many men who cannot obtain work.
