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No. 139. Ohauora.—Swift ran ; channel left bank, shingle-bed right bank ; an old kainga (Ohauora) and a stream on left bank. Good reach. —The straight of the river, called Otaihanga, ends. 140. Whaokete No. 1. —Short swift run ; channel right bank, shingle-bed left bank. 141. Whaokete No. 2. —Wide ran ; rather shallow ; small waterfall right bank. Good reach. 142. Auroa.—Swift run ; channel right bank, shingle-bed left bank. Good reach. 143. Whatakiwi.—Easy run. 144. Otumape.—Channel left bank, shingle-bed right bank ; swift run. 145. Whakawatea.—Channel left bank, shingle-bed right bank. Good reach continues. 146. Parikarangaranga.—Easy ran. 147. Pokoraa.—Easy run. 148. Oputara.-—Easy run. Good reach. —Part of Otaihanga ; narrow between papa faces. 149. Opuraha.—Shingle-bed in middle ; stiff run ; there is a stone wall on right bank. Long good reach. —The straight of the river, called Otaihanga, begins. 150. Te Miro.—Easy run ; rather shallow ; may require training-wall. 151. Nikotapu.—Easy ran ; stream on left bank above it. Good reach. 152. Kaiwaka.—Channel right bank, shingle-bed left bank ; long run ; stream on left bank. 153. Hemotuke. —Moderate run. 154. Tokakutuku. Good reach. 155. Reperepe.—Swift run ; channel right bank, shingle-bed left bank ; snags at head of rapid require removal. 156. Kaiaroa. —Swift run ; shingle-bed on right bank ; an old kainga (Puketapu) on right bank. 157. Kauwaewhare.—Stone training-wall from left bank. 158. Kawhakarewa.—Sharp run along shingle-spit and strikes to papa face on right bank ; shinglebed left bank. Tangarakau River joins on right bank (85 miles from Wanganui). 159. Tahuna-roa. 160. Otapapa. 161. Omarukiha. 162. Mangatoatoa. 163. Te Kowhai. 164. Te Moari. Whangamomona River joins from right bank. 165. Teauropae. 166. Tehikuotemotu. 167. Matawhero. 168. Whatakaka No. 1. 169. Whatakaka No. 2. 170. Okareroa. 171. Otaraiti. 172. Oapehu. 173. Otai Pohata. ✓ 174. Houtaua. 175. Papakino. 176. Mangapurua. —Mangapurua Stream left bank. 177. Opopo. 178. Oparea. 179. Tangahoe. —Wall from left bank required. 180. Otaiko.—Stone walls from right and left banks. 181. Aratini. —Parinui and Utapu Pas on right bank (69 miles from Wanganui). 182. Pouwhawha. 183. Ramanui.—Stone wall right bank, Tieke Pa left bank. 184. Omaika. —Stone wall from right bank. 185. Puahue.—Stone wall from right bank. 186. Arawhata. —Landing here serving River Trust 10,000-acre endowment block on left bank. Manganui-a-te-ao River joins left bank (62 miles from Wanganui). 187. Matariwa.—Stone wall from right bank. 188. Parakiwai. —Stone wall required from right bank,