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6i miles above Upokongaro ; 71 miles above Wanganui; 65 miles below Taumaranui: Rapid No. 159: Easy run, some snags to move. Utapu and Parenui, Native kaingas, on right; good reach below Utapu ; stream to left. Rapid No. 160 : Puwhawha—moderate run ; a good many snags to move. Tieke, Native kainga, on left bank. Rapid No. 161: Easy run ; some snags to move ; Native kainga on right; a snag and boulder to move. Rapid No. 162: Easy run; some snags to move; good reach, with bold papa faces ; river about 130 ft. wide. Rapid No. 163 : Moderate run ; some snags to move, and some more just below the rapid; good reach ; stream to right deeply cut into papa ; papa faces at both banks ; small waterfall to left deeply cut into papa. Good reach continues. Rurupopo Cave on right; a stream to right; some snags to clear opposite it. Otawa, Native kainga, on left; a few snags to move. This fine reach is some miles long. Papaka, a rock in river ; this is a taniwha ; a snag to move. Waipahihi Stream on left. 59 miles above Upokongaro ; 66 miles above Wanganui ; 70 miles below Taumaranui: Rapid No. 164 : Slight run ; some snags to move ; broad and shallow ; good reach ; bold papa faces both sides ; river about 2 chains wide ; a few snags to move. 57f- miles above Upokongaro; 64 J miles above Wanganui; 7lf miles below Taumaranui : Manganuioteao River comes in on left. 57 miles above Upokongaro ; 64 miles above Wanganui; 72 miles below Taumaranui: Rapid No. 165 : Moderate run below junction of the Manganuioteao ; a few snags to move; good reaches continue, with bold papa faces on both sides ; river about 2J chains wide. The strata in papa faces still dip to westward ; small waterfall to left, deeply cut into papa. Rapid No. 166 : Easy run ; no work required. 55J miles above Upokongaro ; 62J miles above Wanganui ; 73f miles below Taumaranui: Rapid No. 167 (close below 166) : Ngaparoa —very swift run, with bond; runs against right bank. Speed of current found by patent log to bo between 4J and 5 miles per hour. This is a difficult rapid ; some snags and stones to move. Rapid No. 168: Quick run; not far below 167 ; course straight; no work required; good reach ; bold papa faces. Mangaio Stream to right. 54-§- miles above Upokongaro ; 61^ miles above Wanganui ; 74-J- miles below Taumoranui: Rapid No. 169 : Swift run, and curve to left runs against papa face ; on right some snags and stones to move. Rapid No. 170 (a little below 169) : Swift run, and bend to right; runs against left bank ; some snags to move; a snag below rapid to move. Rapid No. 171 : Moderate run ; nearly straight; some rocks above rapid to move. Purarotu, a cave and waterfall, on right, and bold rock at edge of river on left. 53 miles above Upokongaro ; 60 miles above Wanganui .• 76 miles below Taumaranui : Rapid No. 172 : Autapu —very swift run against left bank, with curve to right; a difficult rapid. Namahanga, Native kainga, on left; good reach ; river about 3 chains wide. Kairiria, Native kainga, on left; some karaka trees at edge of river. Porangitautahi, Native kainga, on right. 51^ miles above Upokongaro; 58|- miles above Wanganui; 77-f miles below Taumaranui : Rapid No. 173 : Te-au-Tumutu—swift run ; slight curve to right; some snags to move ; stream on left shingle bank; large stones on right. Te Aomarama, a Native kainga, on right. Rapid No. 174 : Paparoa (being the second rapid of that name); swift run ; eel pa, but passage to right of eel pa ; some rocks to move at lower end. This rapid curves to left, and runs against right bank. Rapid No. 175 : Swift run; straight; a long rapid ; some snags to move. 49-| miles above Upokongaro ; 56^ miles above Wanganui ; 79|- miles below Taumaranui : Rapid No. 176 : Easy run. Pipiriki, Native kainga, on right bank ; a snag to move. Kaukore, a stream, on left bank, with water-power flour-mill. Mr. Rochfort's road from railway-line comes in here to the river. Kaweiopou, Native kainga, on left, opposite Pipiriki. Note. —The small steamer " Motoa " is said to have come up to this place (Pipiriki) with troops during Native disturbances. The Natives say there was a small freshet in the river when she came up, which gave more depth of water. Rapid No. 177 (close below Pipiriki) : Swift run; some rocks to move at the upper end. Rapid No. 178 (close below 177): Easy run. Good reach. Rapid 179 : Swift run, with curve to left, but clear. 48|- miles above Upokongaro ; 55-J- miles above Wanganui; 80f miles below Taumaranui : Rapid No. 180 :To Puha—swift run close below 179; straight; a snag and some stones to move; a stream comes in to right, with deposit of large stones at its junction with river. Rapid No. 181: Otauwiri —easy run ; some snags to move.