Left Otumatua at nine o'clock, the boys having gone about 8 a.m. On the bank leading from the Pah, I followed a path that took me a considerable way of my road, and got lost in the bush for two hours, climbing and scrambling about, the proper line of road being no distance from the Pah, where you turn down the bank to the right along the beach. Got to Kaupukunui about mid-day, and had food cooked for the natives. Met a European there who is married to a native woman, and had several children by her. He lives about two miles inland, cultivates about six acres of land, rears pigs, and is likely to live comfortably. I wished him to call on me for some clothing for his children, and recommended him to try and give them some education, and instruct them himself.