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Show I Jenson's Travels. Tuet,;.y, Oi-loltet is'li l or thi ',p" purpose of vKtliMK Ihe lo ilittiir; ol lr-i, the New Zc.il mi! rin'.n.n win 1m mlir.-u r tht branch? ut Hip clutrt li jh tli nnrili rnd of Hie North M..ixl, 1. -Irr W.lli.im l.fltdnrr unci tin -.ell .M..mKi. ti.e sui.tll ""it neamcr Wrll ...ton, ...,.1 -.uN l imm Amklan.l .U S -. m.. Unit... lur Vh.ui-(jaei, Vh.ui-(jaei, Alout ni.iMy nulii awav; tnt , J,'"' tin ni..t upon tin- iMt-Au wiIidk Blunt, W,i the cut const 'r i!nev!ny, Urtnticr iMh. M.-iitiK t , ' y had a plcthiint vu (Ke liiiin; tht in. lit " i't. I he ibi;. U);tjt() at MaMitrti .'..it,, fit '','"r (Invtllit, Hitl soun nder leaving thai place we were emclnpe-l nt a ilcmr Id;, ss;. which ma'lf it ncci'h-itv to nit itm tiur between (..alumn tuwn wnl l.mtcstom-Isl.mil. l.mtcstom-Isl.mil. hi a sltuit tinp , him vur, tin. Jog lillrl,til ihcvoy.in wan contimnril. Iftum. m, tin. V.:lli..tu.i l.mdi'it her 4Asvi)K- at Upau, of Hie raiM . uharl, ubuut two mile below the town T of Wh.uit.irci. Wt now tr..vHed six mile by uil tu Kaino, -null cnl miniiiK town, u1..tc n.kr II. Willanl iLD (.'.oil, who pretnlrs over the luuiici iliMtict, nut u witti two ritta Imrvs, on which we rode .thorn lour tiiil-H in t land to Ihe re.i.lrn. e ul Itiotht-r iVn y ' S. C. liuinj;, ... hvet in vry hilly district ol countr, known a K11.1lan4.1ta Here we rt eivnt n mutt litany wc'iomc hy Ilrotht r Iming .unl l.iinily, who air , tin- only membei of the Church in the rtriKhhoihood and ruintitutr n patt ol what in callvd the .-ti.iwh inn tiratuli. Hire .tUonitt l.l.lrr lii.n H. .in., who it l.NUr tl s mr.M0n.11v coin-. coin-. (.anion in ihr U .min im i .I.Miu t. We -.ptlll ilir MltiTlioon pi-rn in; iTird-, Mtid In Mm tf.rnin,! wr h. l,l , 1 coll ide n mcrtinK in Iti-.tlur tloinyS liniir. i' (.( mdt-a hit t.mitly ntul the l.ldt-is, four . '' non rm'tnhf r wt-r pr- tfiit. 'Ihn!v, Hrtohrr i rib. We -.p"tit the day at Hrothrt oihks, I htinn , , (himIv cn'-iktd inptrnMiik; ihrilitrit uil. "Ml hr.iMh tr.ui.U ..1 tl - Vti.uit:.itci ibt tJi'trict. i-tf l l l.ldrr (.oil. irti Krnlav, O. loher isili. ltrothrr ilam tiirnishrd V.iUr UM'lir .md tnv--ll with n lmf-tf i4th, .itid, i: U-r (.oil iiav-11 iiav-11 iii.e ol In- own lo ri'ir, tin thr e- n 1 . uh k out tinatwrnt hv' tuili- huf-c rJ tacit ride lo tht- imIii vdl.t.iil I r llro, whrrra con!cM-T-. e t..r d.e lt.iv I M.m.hi di-iru t had ho n aj.onrrd lor tht- (oIIm iiii a uii'ay mid .sinid.iv. U'l tu day't ridt K-'ve mr a lur mtrodiic-t'on mtrodiic-t'on to Ihr c ay lull- d Nrw .t-aland. There nr only a l.w uhii i.i.mN lluotih Ihm NfMrselv p.'pui.Hvil pari ol Ihr iii..ud, .md h. iirp 011U a It w vrlm If s mi si the country ; moit ol Uk- irVflin is il.mt; mi Ih.rrh.n It. '1 he l.i ul the i..uiilrv iMitMh rhiillv t tnltt and tiniiniMin, the uliipi-'. ol which urner.d-ly urner.d-ly pirsrt.t'i a KJtn wht M-.irry uppr.ir ' aiice thttui.ih h.tvniK heen du nain and Hk-ain in se.mh ol katiti ki"i (inn tii't't n liat in tune p.iM hren a vrry pitihi.iiile i i'ciii ation in tint prl ul Ihe country, -ml (uconiihk to Kuveniiuent I rt-HrtH there art mill 7,i- per-mi ni pl yt-d ittlhe lil!tne s. Since IM.I'" .irh Ions ol ban 1 iim have hrru Katn ' md, most ol wluth Iia heen nent ahro.id, where it is itedin the m.tmif ti ( 111 v ol vAniitli, elc. Tue Rinn nioslly P du out ol the tr 11ml 111 tt.itl of conn. try where hutimvi' k-uri Iftre-.t- iiue l oil. ihe uiii dier pro-.pei i the ground (irtiinl wiih loii sh.irn ipc.ir winch hr- fiit ki into the ground where it i Milln leiiily .nli lor him to do o, ami when ho lrikt a lump cf num. he tliH down !r it '1 hit iciiiii or n in 14 ntmply the ohd lied tuipentiiie ol Ihe ance in a t n il roitditum in the rmriln rti , p.ut 1 1 ihe North i-l 11 1; it is du up .ilihe on Die thu-l hiu lids untl the deepest ".wurnpt. "Ihe pnit-t huiiphu are found on the C.ipe (.'ulville renin mi 1. 1 e.iitt ol Am kl A larne tpl.iutity it .mo ohhiiiicd Irotn the loikol h:iu Irei hul this 1 t uiii.k reil ol inleriur ipi.dity ,ind letcht-s a lowrr priie. In ine lossd ki.itr k.mri rMii occurs in lumps vaiyiu ttom the tte if a w.dnut 10 that o i in. in'- ht-d. 1'ieret hve been lound wtichuiK llW4rdl ot lo p mud. When hi r.ped the leitpeu-nu leitpeu-nu n are ol n rich brown color, varying Kte.itly hi depth of tinl. .Soniclimi'tt iianstU' ent or even t ran p.irv nt tpei i im-11 uie found occaauinady with I-vt-4, teed or Mtiail iiisecu inclosed. Win 11 ohinimd Iruni nw.imps, the resin 11 very durk colured, or even altno-.t black, and britiKs a low price. Transparent Trans-parent or nrmi-tiHiisparMit hpu mirus m tett h very high pracs, btio ueil .is 1 Biihstitute lor aniht r m the nuniiiji ttire til mouth pieiee lor ciar holders, pipe, t elc. The urtat hulk ih u-el in Hie manufacture of oil vanishes, un I in ad loLiniru-H w liere mm h vanish is made ' it holds Ihr 1 hie I pUce in the maiKel. 1 It it expoib-d ch.t lly to I. upland and to ihe United Slate h. The dinners t pnp in tin it ol a kimple ch.iravtcr; a um J spiar consists ol a lint pointed iron tod fixed in a convenient handle; the Kum it du; out with a spade nl c triied iiutnu in u sack. 1 it many cuse the spear IH Ul-piMised with, ami the entire ateu UduuVerlo Ml liaded) hs the diK''r thinks likely to prove profitable. An old kmle is used to st lane the kiii, the luaptiiKs hein utiliseit in ihe ni.mu-hKiure ni.mu-hKiure ol Ine kiudieiti. i-'ii t euer illy pay a small Ice lor the pnvdet-ol ditjiinj- un Crown lands. ( .vm d in,; ! in New Zealand is j standing rrsi.une fjr the iudustiious unemployed. 'Ihe average (trice lor k.turi tuin 111 i.s.jt id'out I4S per ton, when t JipuEleu W e mtived at the vdlan1 ol i c More, Mtti tied in the heavy woodland on the llikurani river, ahuiit ihe middle ot 'he aiiemoon, and wan weltinned by 1 ' 1 Idt-r Chaih H It. H.irtkit, ptesitlent ol, ami Ttuimas J. M 01 k.i 11, Joseph Mark-h.m Mark-h.m and M1I0 It Andn.H, ir4vtduiK l .lns 111 (he it v "I l-laiuh dMnu. There heinn a llounshini bianchol iht-( iht-( lunch ul l'c I lure, about thirty native S4111IN, weru til-re to r:ceive u. As ( mrjii as we em-red irmn the limber I Kiev commenced to tall out ''h.ieie m.ii I li-teri niai" (cuiiie.t-uint;) and uller we ' lud lorded itio nvtr ihe hiiuny Hum- 1 tarlven out in a Ioiijj line 111 ir ni ol tnr nieeling house to rt-c. ive our undivided Kneiiny unich 111 tint hoin ML.ki, hands and tuobiiiK nihL-i, J'nis certain- in. 1 had leann du art-. a ihiiiiIkt ol new liepariuies mid native w.iys during inv stjoiiru itnioiiK III'1 ll.1w.11 an-., 1 ijians, Tonkin- ami Mrnoans; tint "iie of ti.tHu imlulKe m (hat pailuulai mode of yreclniK w im h the Mai ris call "lionet," (mite ruhhiiiH.) Well 1 u adt future id the tnt att nipt. I.lder haiduer, evidently lottieUm; that I was hew hand, ttarled out in Mich nud aruest lor Ininiell that he was hull way dou the hut betuie 1 had umuddled JL ny li.ir-.i- an.l n rr.ulv to o mm.-.Kf I ... j nt m;nK niv im.i- l. a.ly l.i in Kiini m, ..iiirme lailr.l mr. M ai mi, ,. I ,,., I 1., ,,ri;. the -r- ' il limiriK I1.M1-. I ha.l rr. Mvo.l .,1mt I 'is .M. h..iii:i" b.i.ino. V.( I 1.. i i'h Ihe i..;i ..I tlie 11 , ,,1 ,r ' li '.Khl -nlr nr all n-i.iin. I I, i. r.:..n. . ;. 'CK. ,... jj ., ,,, t!. "Kix h. i ...,! a 1 1.1. 1. I .11 In,. 'I'ail uf Ihr imr; anil he Il.r hrs t., I ' iT. i lnl mi 11 111 il er ol ri.uis... I h. I.-;i I.-;i M11..1I will. hi. Itr lirn i.m nu-i- a I n-.ily l,,r .i. ti, n No. I r..ui.l n..l. I hl ' K. Ht-ri h,m' ..r r.iih. i, I Im.I t,.n I".iiiii-,I v.-i. I -i nplv I. 1 hi-.im r-tiiiai Mcirmiiii li.iml Nh.ikini; .111 I pi,-. .i on 1.1 Hie nrm, wlnlr hv k .v.- n.e 1 -Mll,.illnilllS h nlc ,. MI.C ill Ihr Mill III. Ill, I. Ill tin. w r. tint tnr u.r jth all Ihr n-l. Wit it vt-. . Hi- liuitrr n ull lln- it- I.I I.T, or Hf "k.lllllliilukr' i Wrilrt, I R. llirv CI:!.' I nir irniu II,,- iirniniiiiii:. Ih.l I I... Jlove "hn. Ki"nK nll Ihr,,,. rl ..- l,, 'liiln'l I i'. like ine rr .l 01 u: 1 . 1 t--r . VMM 111. Ic. 1 11 .I.. ,.,:.,,,, l.r, .il...i, l .1 lii-iirr"".Ki'u-c"i tr'"l '1", hi it, u ih. 111 I. lirvi- that I u.i . I ... hlul liililiU n.-ll h.. Irarnl lh.11 I .mil l.c I. "tin, I al, 11 I .hoiilil'nl 1I11 11 nr.' n.'ln; iin.l ..1 I h.,. .i .i)i. .)i.'i 11 . . . p. niii. iit nil I I I l,. ,.,i ,i i , ,.,. imv.itr w..y. Itl I .1,-1,1., I il,-,, Hi.,1 . I h,nl l..-1-ti (iMtliiti with liie-l-il, ill ol the bun, h .111.1 1,1,, it, I... Mirrli,,KB Ih.H I Ki.ui.l ",.t, " Willi .11 ul tn.iii li.l,m- I icll ihr,,,. lint ,..i. Vlt,i.l...lv, ill). I ii,lill I., liitivt in . mil. iiii.iu ol lln- U 1101.. s Ii.ivi. i.oM,-i,il lhr.jii.-l m ii.'l, .ii,l !-"- O.ir lir-l ulli.i.il an .met .irnmi,; I" a.h .r u.a ,.,k .,tii.in. ii. Mlllrl.,1 v.itii I, - ur.iKli.-... Ui- wvn- Ih-tl rii,u, ril II, I, li e I llirn l..i,lt .1.1,1 l,. a,:., p liit.i l.i , jii, t- trt I I a nm,. In .i in .it n I r I ir n imll.,1 l.v llM.lli.-r l. u. K. I, li ,... I coiiu-. lur In Ih.- ,ri- .i irnt nt ihr l,r.iti, li, vlm v.i, .it.-, I Ihe h.m.r -I,m, , vi-it. U i- li.nl only Ih-iAi, . iinu.!i mil new li-iniMiraMiv hninr .1 -h -it tun... mlien Ihe l.t II r.int .mil null an. 1 o.ir . a llir.,4,;i- 111 Ihe mi.i.i- 1 t .111 i peli-l.ii . ,1 little liilivp 1 1 . . r 11111111, in. In hill ami . .1 r l to Hi.' I, ti ..I In, - "Il. r.- m o U le k.n" ulii II .ii,..iil, coin.- In II, e f ...l, ..1 111 .la,i t I iv .-. n.iiii- 1.1 .upper. All 1 1 it. I.a.l . ,,, lurnii he in,:.., 1 a 1. ,nKli, inuil i, In.ly, il.mi;..riiii. rna.l. ni,t w, re linnn . ,.1 e re.)...n.le.l Uie. tliilli. I hit l,ur-. ere .liteaily pr.nileil h.r .m l -tt- it-. .linn 111 Hie (item fct.i.s ..I . ,ir y pi w In. It a!iiin,lr.l ..,1 Hi.- lull . I in. Minn. I. ,li.inte p.-rli.it,. o. vune ul Ihe iea,l-i ..till,- Niw.t,, ul fully .inn ill I lilolitT, l.ui mic 1 1 il u.i-; an.l III (uhil. K llituuill lln- 1 oi.tlir) It. nil K.111111 l lelL.tr. Ihe ure. 11 ,.iiliite .111.I Ihe oni, anil Iimi.I. 1 w ln .il, 0.11,, h.itl.y, i.,t.it., 1 a, a. 1II11I 11 tinnein eil to i;ru, iin.keil lie.iillllnl 111. lee. I. O. to-hn to-hn 111 .S. .eul.mil, i ,,rt. ,.on.l. 10 Mi rill in Ihe Horn, crn zone ol aM.titil.ir 1.,1'lililr. Well, Ihe llle.il louhnhue wet tlivilril a1 terveil III llle llueiilii; li.in.e; llle loo.l Mul plai-e.l on In.il. Hhnli weie .pteail on Ihe 1111.I.1I.- i,t Ine tl.Hir unu te.ahr.1 llotll trie ilonl Ilea. I or .it tin- Inner em); iin.l all mil -I Ml on the II mr 111 r.'KuUr native style en, .-pt my e.i, lur vvnoiii a.m.ill li.ia w.i.i rvi e l, hccin.a I Mil a new I1.111.I. Jil l rniiv-itietlllv rniiv-itietlllv not aei u.toiiieil In M.ii'l w.111 lim a. I ..1 annum lu iinpre,. my M.i.HI Inell.l. villi the tail lllatlli.nl p.i,.eil tin. nh niottlli, ol taretnl Irani-niC Irani-niC on Ihe ain.illrr t.l.ouls ol the I'ai ihe anil hail learned to nit on niv eto.,eil kits in ifeimiiie native .lle, I re,pei -Inlly ileiliilnl the use ol the ho, ami in,i,tr,l Ihe I I.Vr t ...r.lnrr liu . the oUU-.t m.in anil lirMilta the pieknlrnt ol the iui.,1011, the mo.i p,.,pt per.,,,, In prnh ii 11 tin. eal ol I,. ,1101; ami I niKKt-lfi! lutlllei that 11 he lilaie.l al Ihe he. ul ul Hie l.ilile (nial-l I ,r Ihnp.ir pose. Ihe point wa. mihIiiii,,,!, ami l.ulli I'lilei. ..ml M.i,,i ..','in, ,1 to 11 li-ti ill.-loo, I, win, h inn. 1,1.-, I rlnelly ol well cooke.l meat, polalui. .mil lire. 1, 1. Atler Mipper, we colniin 11, ul our hi,-torn-al lal.or,, the ili,trnt ami hram-ii In, .1.1, ot the Hay ol 1,1-nnU ih.in.l h.ivini; been broiii;lit in lot that pnrp.i.e ol be. ii); iti.pet te.l, ami 1 .inltil.ule.l in-tormaliuii in-tormaliuii lor Clniteh In, tut v. Alter evrtlilli; prayer 111 the meelini: lloll.e, M In. Il w.n pn -n-i-ileil l.y Ih.-iiiikii-K ol a In mn, ami the reailnik- ot a i l.apl.T in the Kihle, Ihe i;atli riu; w.i. tnrneil into 11 genuine M.iiin "por.-poro" ilnrili). whi.li nnnicroiH spteciu-. ol ai-li-otne were lllaile, chietly directed lo lililer O.trilner and 111), ell, tu w huh we bin lly r-pjitdtil; l.nt aa every Ir.iilmi-in.ill Ir.iilmi-in.ill pre.enl .ecnied lo have tionielliini; lo hay, the III, etini; wa. pioloiiKed l.h .lUnit 1 1 0 , luck 111 the infill. Ihl.illd not mean lh.it all present k. pi aw. ike all t li.it lime; many s.ept, and Home even Mtored hvell we inisslunatles wete h ill a,lrrp p. 11 1 of the mm-, .111, 1 11, ilonlit 1 should have Kiine l.i nun oit-.n,). l.in t had not one ol the l.nlers pa d p.irticnlai allt'iitiiin to me by whispt-inn; a Ir.n.sJ.illoll ol the speeches in my ear a. thev wete lirinn delivered. At lenitth the List upcakt-r was through. and we l.ldi r.. alter nliakiiii. hands with a, I who were not asleep, belook Us to our ilt.irter. on the lull, where we Klt-pl coin'oit.ilily ilniiii); the my.hl. hatu.ilay, Ui lol.er .,tli. Our c,in. It-ri-nce, which has the senii-.itihn.il inn. Icic-iiie ol the Hay ol Islands . i,it,,l c.niini'liieil 111 ine l.ui;,. ,o.d cum' nioilion. 'Ie Hiiro nieetiim house at 10 a. ill. I .lder Charles It. Il.ntlell and in,. It writ-the, Hpe.ikeiani the lort-iioun, I'llilet li.irdner diiini- the lian.l.iini); ilir' ine He was ulsn my Intel iiretei 111 Ine iiieelnii; held the ptevi.nis evi-nui); I're-idciit t.ardner was Hie prinupil speaker 111 the illteriluoll, w hile a nil. libel li-bel ol ihe unlive lirelhien, l.l.lers l,.ird tier and M,l.i it. AiiiIium addressed Hie foniirejf.iltoii in the cvenini;. rne last named l :i.l. r had just utuv-ed Ir.iiu (I. all, and ll.ul been a.sined lo the lla oi I. laud, disitict lu lubor anioiiK the M.ioiut. V'e had a uood a-id iiil.-icstin utile, and llotwilh.taiiilini; ihe raiuv wi alher and a d. ath 111 a lleihlioiin VlitaK'e, aliolll titty lUllves, bold S nnu and .lr.ini;erti, intended tne meeliti,. AHei Hie eiclllnn acssioll Kteelui tiiceches were analn made by a 1111111111-1 til native who had amved iliirinc: Ihe day; and thc-y in turn wile (.reeled by Hit residt-llls ol the village. hutiilay, Ut toher 30I11. (.lur cottier-ence cottier-ence wa, clillnlied, mid Ihit-e iutei. st-iti st-iti meetui;s held, c'oniniem-iii. ri-s-peiililhy a lu a. III., and al .md 7 p. ,. 1 tie lusl.iil.iu uicupied Ihe lime in Ihe lolelluon, l-.ldcr llalllelt Iranslalilnj lor me; III the nllc'ruouil 1-ll.ier t..irdner,lw,i native breihten and l-.uler ll-inleti wcie Ihe tipeakeiti, mid in the evi-niue; Hie a,situ;il wa.nd.hessed l.y l-. dir i'lius. . .M,,r,',.m, mjsell and .cveiai ii.uivl-. Iletac'cll Hie luretiuon and i-ilteinoon llie.-lluiis 1 naplleil Iw.i in Hie bciitilul clear water 01 1 1 kuinni;l river, tj.ie ol Hietn wa. Ueuriio Marnner, hall came wli, h.i-1 rnme "evenly mile from Wal-li Wal-li ti, 111 the Hukiauiia rivrr in alt-nd III- 1 on er. 1, re ami 1,1 be liaptu -d; III" u 'ter cinih'l.ite was Mot ranr, a v. tun l".y hrl tL in; to the vil..i:eol l e lloio. A I ih- ',.11,11, an I iraucrr. pres. nt in l-ir i,l,v,- h.m a,., tinned tin the bank, i I tin- nver to witness the p- rloilnance "I the m tirdinnic", d 11. I.lder i..it.li;r, ,. UIMI., 1 ..r,e.i h.ii.k ami .n'.lr. -.-d the a-.-nitily i II tin-'illircl -I l..t,li.-.i, ,1 c.uie.l 111 . rtiiul m- t.v ly lo rev rt 1.1 ...n tne ll."'i-t mi 1 ' to Ihe multitude mi 1' b inks I In 1. .1. lit' , rne c--rtamly w.i. vely in,, i,--s v.-. Ait. r mii. iii i-l a -int. it.;.- ininn. ih- 1 11, r iy. ol a pt ,vr I ill r i..e,!,i- -,.., ,11. wind was II .1 1, m Ih- via, r, l.i 11.K-.I nm 1 d hi' - I' -i n, ..ml ., 1. 1 .1 Hi 1. .cr. d 'I 1,11,1,, - I l.i,i . m lor the Ins: .1 -te '"..'. ",li'.,.'.., m'l'i nrdni'menl er-n- -in in- .... ii,-, ,.l, . :, - ,ve I. der l.ar I-11. I-11. r a l .ul,,. , 1 ,.,.weriui s-r- i '""'I :i tl-r ti. .1 , ,... , . I III - l,u -l- . I ..us, tne 1,1-1 1. ,1. 1, ti." ulii h I I ''"i" I .1 in li e M .-it ul. 1 11 proved a vi r y 1 , 1 1 T" ' l,,i tu me. ''I 11 l. y. t) tu' rr jut. I spent t'.e ''i) -i 1114 lii,tur i.il .111, irs.it 1111 ipnr- I ' .. . I,..- 1. 1, 1, as.lsl.,1 I' 1 l.l.l-r. Mur- s .1 11 I .'I i.k.imi. wh.le pir, .l.in ('. .r--I. m i ..i .l il.e i.ih.-r ln.-llir.-n win 11,1 ,'i- i'm-i a l a m l,. In .it--ml a In nr n. An-, Hi- r 111 . ti.iv: w-s br d e I .- Ili.ro in. i n,: house 111 tin- eveu.n;. ..t .1,11 lil.ller l.il.lner was llle pi III. 1...1I i.'-ai.er. Tne news ol III" 1; o I tune vs.- a. re ha. in,' at Ihe t unleience ha . ,il-..d t.. .lie s.uioun.liil vil. ii;e., anil .11.--1 it. i; I wnrs'd' on Hi re. md. till II -id ,-Kt ai.iste.l by l-. dir llllt.e'l. Il.e l:.v ..I I bind., I., lel-.l.iy S-.iir. iiott'i cii',?o'Jcn'.i'.'i' I'i'aml.'it'i-at, n'.K -u.iIia.ii.I 1.11 the Vi.'-t c,..i,t lu Hie vi.l.i.- ul 'l ikalilit an I t tile . ast 1 0.1st I , ..ie I in. 1,1,1m.; 11, e II iy ol .:.iiul,. l our I I I-l, limn mil are lal., .1 line at ine 1 r.-st ul tun,. 111 tins tl .trii-t win. ti ..,-,. c! eleven bran, l,. s, 11 uuely. .iili tuki. le l.,uai, M.il.iuri, Nc.ni- III 11. I, oki.lie. T.,11 oiii. Uaihml. W..I unu, M.....i,i..l.i,, le llor.iaud Maiua k nm. In- told n,r ,,l-r l.ip ul me .I..111 .Ill In, ihiliheii is .,M ul In..- W.ntrlokl I11.111, n'c .ni.r.s-s the S.1111-. tc-Mihlii; III a vili.iKi'Ul that u nlit-,itii.ilid nlit-,itii.ilid on the t'lipul.i i.vei. wliiih e npli,-.. into Ihe Un IL it,,.i I1.11I1..1 ml tl.- est i.i.i.l. Hie village liCIK ..l oll 0 v. u 11. 1 e, mi Ihe river Ii i, a. o a!.. nit sixly mil., north of Kaa.ik.ia.i .md 1. Ihe noiibrimuost l.r.ui. It ,, Ihe l-l.il-i-ll III Ne-.v -..l.in, I. It Wits ot;atl-i.-e.l J.iitu.iry 1; h is I,, l-.lilrr, l.emte .11..I 111,011 Ii K.,,,11. 1, won lapu Ar.p.it., pi.si.l. 1,1, l.e sll I pt. M.lts. I.- I on. ti I, ,.11,, I ,i, s ol fie -,.,iiit, tesi.lu. in a vili.ic ciled le the south side ,f tin- U lli K.rua h.ir-In.r, h.ir-In.r, ami .t'.uiit thiee m.les soath uf Ihe luwn ol Uh .., i.,ii,n. I ue hLim iwaa nruinied Aiuil l.t Ibss, by lildcl ' '.'.' K.ilnui , 11. i he M ilanti I i nn h inn-lilt ol tie Saiiii. r.--i.titi,: 111 ti,.- native vi, ..):-. ol M.i'.iiim, U.u.i.a and l.ikoil wlnin.ire ul sou ne I on the e.i,t -i l. ut t,,e Wh..,;.,t,..i 1, ,r ,.,1 ; ihe l.i.iinii w.sur-K.1.1.1.I w.sur-K.1.1.1.I 1.1 l-eilil-nv. I-,,;, by I.lder V I .1 mi I . Mewntl and u 11. is li e Nk.iwIiiiii br.111.Ti cinl.iaie. Ilie S.iu.ts re-iiluin 111 a lutie n..t.vv vi I ie.c 01 Hill name situate. I UH. ml .ilmut taeive mil., noitlia.st ot K iw.ik-.wa, It w.a nt'auieil l-el)iii uy, 17111 is,. I he K okinie brain b c.m-i-ls ..I .1 oil's rr.i,.iin ui ami near the vilae,e ol Kalkohe. wll.i h 1. suuated llilai d .ill, nit live miles we.t ol Like O tiapcrc, or about twenty miles west ul Kia.tkawa file branch was lullv orai-ieit Nov, ui-l.er ui-l.er j-.h t.-vji, hv I J.liTsl.ilwardAtk.il and Ln.irlik .1. llatlleii. Tne l.in oro lit. men. w , 1.I1 wa ot-I K-illl'd I rhiu ity 171I1 I.-.S;. cutlsisls ol the .Saints les d.ne, ill Ihe vm.i.' ot cnuiitiy about live miles suuihaisi ol j kalkulie, and alum! twenty live ill Ivs by I he . .ill, .,1 l.r-.ll, Il was otn in - I hy I. Kler Ancu. T U rihlaii.iuiuei I I In. Ot lobiT 'nil S--.,, II 1 o npilses Hie n.itl.e -Sallll. resldllli; III til'- U'ailloll V.ll.ev on tne headwalc-m -,l the llokl lia haibot aliout tiveiit-fiv-e mi e. nuiliiwesl ul K.iwak.iwa. Ine Uaioniiotiran. h ircaiiii.-.l t)rt-ober t)rt-ober if ,, cimsisis ol Die Saint, residing 111 a v.ll.ic,u ul that ll.illlc and alsu 111 Hie urivthboiitii; vilae ul Cupiiru. aiu-tuio aiu-tuio I, silllaletl about three link, south ol Kiw.ik.iwa, and 1. Hie a. e where Ihe I I, Ins l.iboiiit in lln- m-iiii-i make their lii-ai;,u.nl;rs. 1 11,-y e.c-1 Ihcli m.iil at Kaw.ikawa, a l.iirupeaii town, wnl. h ii Mluated ml.iml eijflit miles by r.ol I:, un U,,ua, un the II.,) ol Island, shore. ciiua is about iju mile, by sleamcl ilorthwi-st ul Auckland. Ihe Maramaku biauch consist, ul tile Sauna livu i; in lliu native vill.it'-. ol Maramaku and '1 e lurutua, b.tilated about hevc-iilcc-n miles soutliwest ot Kawakawa, ur about eitfht miles uortti. east ol lelluru. The br.iluTi waa ur-Catili. ur-Catili. d bv l-.lder Utlliam Taxman and ulber l-.lileik Janualy sm l !-b . '1 c- iloto blanch 1 ousi.ls 01 Hie Saun. tesidiui; m the vnl.i--fk ol 1 e lluro, kiui.i, iJankou .111,1 1'ipiwai, all situated 011 the lttkut.it!;;! river, a tnbutaiy ul the Uaitua. Ic ll.iru, the piincipal vill.i:u 1. hituatcd III a narruw vailcy he tweeti woud coveted mountains, about twenty-live utiles koulli ot Kawakawa, near Hie base ol the Motatau mountain, one ol the lushest elevallons 111 New .e.ilaud liolth ol Auckl.tiid llle blanch U..,.,i; .IU..I by I I lei illlain r.niii.m ll.iiiiuc'ia ioko .is pre, I, I, nt. lie still ptesules Willi Wiieimi ie i'airua and i he Man. ..k.,111.1 lir.iui'li, which was urh-al)icd l-eiiiti-ity l;th IMv,, culislsts ol Ihe .Salllik ri'kldillv: ull Ihe Mauvjaka- I, la river 111 Hie vi, laj.es ul le Kiote, Ic Ka. 111, in and le llaimtiv;e. ieisioic. wlleie iiit.sl ol llle .s.iuitk reside, is kiiu-atc-d aliout ten mile. Boulhwe-t ol Ic Iloto, or ntx.ul tliiily-livc milek south west ol Kawakawa. In culling I10111 the recuriU 1 experienced experien-ced ;ie.it d.lhcullick 111 keepiu,! 11,1,-k ul Maori llaiucs. ine ll.uivc-k ul New c.ll.llld are 111 Ilie h.mil ..1 cliallmni; II, ,-ir uailic-s li-iieatedly in the ctttse ol a hie tune; .nut tint we ol.t-u hu.) 11..11 a native has been bapiKed in one lime, ord.i.ne.l los ime oltueiu Ihe Tr c III ,0,1 )il aiiiuhei, and p-.-ru.ii-s set apart t , pie s.ih- uvct a l-r uicii .11 .ti l .111..1I1, r li.iuie I have u,cd my utmusl lullueltce .111,1 Ih tl practice, liolii 111 puli.i ut.d 111 private pri-vate ; and uisltui led ail rcc, til keepers lo see mat these iiuxiun s ul names do n,il occur III the Iti.ui, ,.,s sti, h a ptactice would almost dis.luy the value 01 le cot.l. lor lil-.oiii.d 1 uipo-es. AuolhcT li,,ul,;.j lliat I have also cue. liu.eied is that .1 numb, r ol l-.ld. r 1,11,1 ion have been Kiillll c.l wti.i-.k lhe)r I, a lie, in na.l a d-.eii ilul.reul w.,k, tnu niak-lu-. il inipo.,lble tu tlAc'e tlic-m without an uiUiptclcr. Tuesday, t). tobet 30th. At an early ho ir 11 incs eiier arrived at our slecpui). ..pait.ueili. untile lull al le ll.uo, an-lluiiui an-lluiiui iun that several peikon. weie wailing wail-ing at Hie meclin-j; huiise tu be baplucd before brrakf.l.t. Con,. .iirnrv vr all 1 tirticredrd to the hank-01 lln-river onc--more: aiiolh- r interestin,. nt rim .,( ,j,r water's . it itm- livuu an.l prayer, J .11. 1 then I.lder Hlfllell etltrrrd III.-xlream, III.-xlream, tjlluwi d by otic yumi). man, two ; woniri) and a l..y, all ol win tit were, baptized in full view ot 111- p. uple on I Pie bank, ul the sin ..tu. ilir same a. I Ihe day befole. U'e t i n n-( .nred t.. Ihe meeting lui'i.e wnete ,t , ,.ntiiniatiiiti nice: 111,. was b-ld. and H e ui, I, mute ol t ie I...1) Ci.l.isl was a.lin,, is'el.d nmh'e ; lour p-T.un. wliii In I .t ,, ,, - , ,,v, - i I. -lilt. W, III III- I.. ,1,1 l! ti,- m ,! is , f , I .i.i'i-ln. tin the same u. ea, 01 Hit.- 1 11 I lien wete blroe.l, alter vvh 1 11 I d - i llv- ri',1 A'ho-t pallliiv; a I lle-s to I 1-p 1-p op e, with l-.Io.-r Ii nlrtt as nitetpr. . t. T i 11- n-vt thllii- ..-i Hie 1:1, via ,1 I -..ISA late breakfast, lli.-. the . 11.01, ; I 1 v'e an I r.-iiieinbiam .-, iii-u iyu I In.- li.cv"who 1i:-"'Ts Hi 'u -Ivi '.' 'n .''..'i ' f r (hit putp.-.r. V- a',, r-i1' He! p irtiiii; hand lo I.l It - I: ,r , it. M ,tv; m 1 M iikliatn and Audru,. .,-i .,t 1, ., a. ! III., I-; d-r. liatdiiet. I and i.n-eil i l' , Uiili-.l our burs, s ami I., de ul III,- same WAV that we It 1 I 1-. U ml" ' ilos-itl)- the river Hi- S ,111, ,luud . .11 , Hie bank wt.lmij 11. I l,,- and u-,.ered niiiiv .,,.,'. .,1 K ,J vs,b, vin e llieyswimi: th.tr hi', a ..1 wave I II. nr ' I, 111 ik- 1. ,11 I, lo 11,, 11 we ,h,A r- id Ir.ltl III. I, View in I,,- lui.h. Ill' II. .w rule tuinlyhw title over bins l-f-ilher li,,ui;'. bun -.-l , l:,i il.uikaia at j I P 111. ! linis ended my i.i r . I. , t,v vi-tt t.. Hie .Miorl people, tu win. nil t .in- i.e.aine Blt.ii- led. be an..- ol m.-.r tu 1 i,i-aiii -Inc. and Ion- Im lu. I,.i,)i.., .111.1 ! tne ,. rvatn. ul ihe I. .,1. 1 who ale prr :i 1 me, it lo Ihcui tin V..11. r... 1. 111, 1.,, lis me Maun, err A h.-puab e .- I',iiu: our imm, . '.. 1 1, Ih. v piovi ,ed plenty ul l.i id f-r us I.l :. 1, and all their oilier vi-itnts tluee tunes .1 d-iy. ine nu-etiliK h,.u,e sclvcd .is .luting hall. Near.-, I In, wall on eit ier side wete placed m.lls ,1 1 ,.-the , p.e ,it -lilt mi; Hie ni-etm,-. mi l sh in ,it lil;hl, Wlue the plai;e tlll.ltl-ll llle iiiidd e served a, I.l, cat tin .11 l.i.iu,. 1 1.11 loud consisted tl c,n bread, well 1 uosed poiK ail I minion, a lillle butler and icily, oriltnaiy p.ilalo.--. sweet I -it Hues, VCKCtalil.-,, ele. Ihe heails of ihe -sauna wei." uv. r 11 iw mi; wlih ..il..l,.es. Inward l, and in. y (..v.- Us lue best mev bad. I l- i,t,K 11 ul a l-ell aunniitiied .ill line m,:. piav. 1 and meal 1 our.. Am-m w Ji s.,n. I Ah villa Al, New ..a, ..ml, U lii-i't JI'll I |