— This morning, while the na tives were packing the fish and other things, I counted no less than fifty-four eels, each averaging about 31bs., making a heavy load for each of us to carry ; and I was obliged to take the heaviest to keep good humour amongst them, and to be able to laugh at them when they complained of being tired. Weproceed ded about a mile, when Epiki found a good eel station, and nothing would induce him to pass it, so I left him. to fish. Progressing about a mile further, we came to an open tract of country, consisting of grass, manuka, toi-toi, &c. We walked about three mile's further, keeping the river's bed and banks, when a fall of rain gave us the necessary trou ble of erecting a temporary shelter. 2d. — This motniug I lighted a fire on the plain, and the wind changing, drove the fire on us, which 'burnt our shelter, but the day proved fine, so we cared not. Walked about a mile to the terminus of the grass plain, and again took to the river's bank, or rather bed, which recommenced its course between the black birch. Proceeded three miles further, and awaited the arrival of Epiki. Some of the bends of the river I passed' to day afford the most beautiful scenery conceivable. The river is clear aad deep, and runs over a bright shin gle bed ; the underbrush on the banks is a beautiful mixture of variegated shrubs, and the adjoining forest fine lofty rimu, rata, and black birch, with here and there a small patch of fern land. lam so pleased with the Grey river that I should not object to visit it again. A great number of dogs have taken to the bush here, which sadly lessetas the quantity of ground birds for which this river was noted. In the hills bounding the Grey, I caught four kakapos, or green ground parrots. They are a beautiful bird in plumage. 3d. — We again progressed, and accomplish ed a distance of about six miles, which, from the weight of out loads and the quantity of dead timber in the river, was a hard day**

corps also died during the voyage. 