3 Tairua Block.

This block probably contains about 20,000 acres of unsold land, mostly of a hilly, broken character, unsuitable for settlement, but which is believed to be auriferous. Alluvial gold has been found in two or three places, and it is reported that a "rush" of miners from the Thames has taken place there during the last few days. The kauri timber has been sold to Messrs. Seccombe and Son, who have a valuable saw-mill on freehold land near the mouth of the river Tairua. I think this block can be purchased from the Natives. I have been requested to get it surveyed, and to apply to the Native Land Court to investigate the title.