6 Waiau and Matawai Block.

This adjoins the Motutere portion of the Tiki and Ngaurukehu Blocks, and may be estimated to contain 1,500 acres of hilly land, all the available kauri timber on which has been cut by the owners of the Waiau Sawmill. Gold has been found in the Matawai Stream, but not in any quantity in the Block. The lands to the southward and to the westward of this piece are the property of the Crown, and it would be desirable to acquire it to consolidate the Government property in that neighbourhood. This block requires to be surveyed.