NATIVE HUTS.
This spot was a favourite halting-place of the natives; and from the number of huts and other indications which we saw the district must be very densely populated.

The huts were of the same superior construction as those which we had seen near the Hutt, and the traces were very recent, but the natives themselves were either at a distance or kept carefully out of our way.

The valley that we were now in, as well as the other limestone valleys in this province, partook exactly of the character of those in the carboniferous limestone districts of England inasmuch as they were deep gorges, or ravines, now traversed by watercourses or streams apparently much too insignificant to have grooved them out.
PROVOKING INDOLENCE OF THE MEN.
Our finding water here was fortunate for I now showed the men that, had they walked one mile farther instead of halting in the manner they had done, they would have had abundance of it, and would have been, at this moment, at least, five miles nearer home.

I also directed Mr.Walker to examine Stiles and to state whether he was in good health or not.

He did so and reported him quite well.