Show correspondence written for fortha au paper IN DISTANT NEW ZEALAND NOW new zealand january 21 1895 A few descriptive lines of travel through the above section may not be uninteresting to your readers with the approval of president wm win gardner bluer charles B bartlett and myself left our respective conferences and united at kawa kawa on the of october with dep deep interest we rode out of the bay ofle of lalande lands district arriving at punakitere where we arranged for or a european service which was a failure on account of heavy rain reached a large native village called odaus otaua on the where we got a welcome from the people who spread themselves so we could effectually rub noses with them this over we sat down to chat and shortly partook of food later a young man joined us guiding us to the house bouse of a number of catholics sherea tobun ga maori native priest oame came and began to 10 argue with us about god the lord helped us however to the utter contusion confusion of ane who retired utterly discomfit ted witti the laugh of the crowd ringing in his bis ears later we found friends tri ends one man in particular a relative of a h little boy whom I 1 buried some time ago being most hospitable we stayed nine days with the maori laoris preaching the gospel from morning till might bight from house to house answering questions and bearing testimony simony te many believed us u and the prospects are good lor for some Dap as swa soon a as they properly understand the gospel some will attend our conference at taumarere bay of islands feb 8 10 1896 1895 when we antici anticipate pava widing adding a few good members from that place on to walma where cantera rau took us in for the night might next day an old chief named rahn babu wal wai invited us to his home where we remained for three days receiving nothing but the kindest treatment explained the gospel to thew then and some interest A large lame hopu of mabries Ma ories perhaps live very comfortably fort ably here in european homes while the land which to Is of a volcanic character yields productively all kinds ot at vegetables when properly cultivated tiva ted atou the settlement itself Is beautifully situated at al the foot of a range ot of hills bilia and a crook creek of the same game name winds itself through the valley A wesleyan church stands here which most natives attend but they are originating a oberen of their own which will affect most moat if not all of them probably leaving the wesleyan minister without any congregation our next calling place was waa Oma Oms uala where we the natives blankly refused tu to receive or entertain us so we wentorf beut on to where an old man nanard named mears gave us food and shelter got up a mt meeting eting in 1 the house bouse of mr lundberg li a norwegian oo on du bunday lidaY the ath of november our little room was well filled both natives and whites attending by the gordoa lord help we spoke poke with power on the apostasy and restoration some borne questions followed at the close which we answered general invitations were given us to remain among the people but with a promise to call on them at a future time and leaving our horses borses at mears po on the we journeyed afoot to rawene dawene a little town situate on hord horda a point of some inhabitants inhabitant be capital ot of Ho Hoki klanga anga county count ibb be river ot of the same name dame some two anu and a halt bait miles wide here bore flowing ano and ebbing with the tide dividing dawene rawene and motukaraka Motu karaka we held a service here but only a few attended everybody wanted to get their newspaper for an account of the abe wreck of the steamship the boat on which elder bartlett and I 1 went to conler bonfer ence in the south last april the mailmen mailman took us over the river for nothing but it was perhaps 11 pm and most everybody bad retired in motukaraka Motu karaka we called on mr belkle john schoolmaster the sob ool master and a presbyterian preacher slept lep in the schoolroom that night hard though J t way was our raincoats made pretty fir fair feathers and out our rest was good next morning a good breakfast awaited us ue when we further got acquainted with mr M wid a id the rev Wet berall wesleyan wee hold held a well attended european service here with both the gentlemen present no questions were askews ve tine one on the book of et mormon remained 1 by invitation to lay our doctrines down the drevs revs be vs M and W a full explanation of the gospel being given toem mem or of course they coincide tie but could not overturn the teachings we experienced much kindly treatment and hospitality from them also from the settlers at bohu we coulden couldn 11 get the school house while the hall ball bad to be paid tons ame to so we wenoa con inked through an babit sted section now being roamed and opt opened opined up tor settlement to a village called broadwood no opportunity for services vices so 80 wo ate dinner with me glass family and proceeded aued to climb abel the mountain to takahue Ta kahue kabus this road is crooked as the rio grande western and very steep climbing A rain u storm or rather a deluge of rain enlivened us no on our way giving us aiu our blankets a mott thorough wetting no rain cost coat will turn such a rain as ae that bat was visited brother david ru all i and family heie bege whom we found all well had a nice family service with them november a at 10 am later called on OB some of the neighbors to 0 o talk gospel until quite late at night our return to broadwood broad wood was characterized by another soaking eoa klog but banks abanks to abe of the be people we felt feit none cone the worse lor for it met a man at this place who despised government 21 and when we menti the he opened the door for us to go out but we didot until we had testified ox ot the be restoration of the gospel footsore and weary but otherwise happy we got back t me hofinga river where some native lads lade put us over to raw one agaid on to get our horses thence to a native village of about equally catholics and church of england members the catholic Cat bolio fraternity were both inhospitable and ancl angry when we made ourselves know known telling us to go to the other lot of natives we did BO and got a welcome from rawl ri tau tari three day in eluding a sunday gave ua no IL a good chance to talk about the gospel which they bad board beard before in elder Magle bys time thle this valley la is much like theO the ot taua el ua very productive and fertile much I 1 like ik our small moun thia vales valee hemmed in imi by timbered hills aud watered by win ding streams at pa kauai kanai we had bad a time getting to stay with the natives wesleyan Weale Wesle yane yam but after we got a we made many friends and laid the truth before them hereabout resides the rev H E fell whom we visited remained over night and next day spent perhaps five hours preaching the gospel and Ru staining it by holy writ the godhead was fully explained ex posing the Athan selan fallacy though our boat tried bravely to defend him gelf belt no better fare awaited him on baptism and the holy ghost he was to po worried that he went outside for awhile to col oft off returning Return inK we tried to get onto authority A but a call for dinner interrupted our aur conversation so BO we concluded by bearing our testimony that the gospel was restored in those these latter day and ami called on him to accept it dinner passed off quietly and later our friend disappeared to his work he to la a very sincere man has a most moat intelligent wife and a nice family of children I 1 liked immensely the order that exis existed among them out in the river here stands a fighting in pa or tort fort called pou Po uJKa asi or burnt post because years ago one family of natives were surprised by an attacking party w bo led their prisoners to the stakes ot of the aps fps pa IJ and burnt them all to death passing the mouth of af the Ho klanga which is continually choking with sand to the impediment ot of navigation we kept on rough roads to a large na DR tive settlement W at malaku mamaku where we met rev haurani caora wesleyan minister visiting his people the laoris maoris being nearly allot all off to a sports at Op anake we went to madams marama where we held a sunday SU a d a y service it rained but a few people perhaps twenty to listen and helped us fine with the singing some of our audience disbelievers in a god afterwards invited us to canterbury where they reside to stay over night might and talk matters over took tea with mr page and family who were moat kind in the evening a mr white once a now a skeptic joined us siad and when all wail wa quiet we w started earnestly to investigate this subject Is there a god or not noi it was finally closed at 1 a m monday morning results one man believes centy that there is the be other oie oe says saya perhaps there is ie may be there lt is but I 1 do not know it remained another day and we hope with good impressions left behind when we separated while in this locality we were treated with great consideration by the people particularly by mr W M letts the storekeeper whose place of business has unfortunately just burnt down the tactics of such men as rev sidney allen alien have bare been fairly well exposed by us la in this part where much evil has baa been spread concerning the latter day saints through to walpora november 28 where tari ti puhl pub the Ranga tirs chief of the place was very kind giving us usa a chance to preach and an invitation to come back again leaving here bore we continued our journey gur by the tal rai tu or west went tide where mountains of white crested created billows leaped towar t i us ua aa it if to our oar destruction only to break again and again with a heavy roar upon the hard bard sandy beach the country for miles along this thin coast and inland is baren barehand renand ba and unfruitful nothing but tile the cry of sea ea birds and the fires brea ol of bawn gum diggers breaking the monotony hat hall to leave the coast rod and missed our way for awhile coming out all right finally at the bluff here were twelve families recently local located ad on the N Z village fettle bettl e meat plan the men being off on their claims falling brush preparatory to burning it tor for urs graci owing we get an to deliver the gospel message to anem evening found futina us ou on of Ho Hok klanga langs into the and there the scene changes chang ea nearing Op Opa anake oaRe the first town on oil this side aide of the mou mountain a we met a maori named Pone kwis discovering our busin business eks in who on cited us UR to his hie house look in what direction you may nothing but mighty kawl kawi trees trace soar boar high up in the air and the he sound ot of the fall ot of one of 0 these forest giants is like the roaring of artillery on the battlefield A river called tile the or aalbu kaihu begins begin its tourney journey up here towards the sea and la in flood times quite often these timbers KO 90 floating down towards the bownall boo boom nall in the river by ara tapu which catches them for use iu in the 61 saw W willa or shipping to foreign ports as a may be prosperity abounds among the maoris laoris here bere but they have not hot tits the acquisitive power worth a colt A native never thinks of or of troubles himself about a rainy day its not hot the of this race face the gawri timber co of N 2 b has 9 control by lease of years yean of all this grand timer and that too for a mere nothing our lost hoot was having refreshments prepared while we were looking around no as and his call to supper cut short our ramble that even evening flug elder bat Bait leti spoke doke to the few who had bad gathered gat herem the majority here are CaLbo lico A church stands in the same lot jot as an a billiard hall and I 1 am told the natives leave the I 1 first for the second regularly ba Sunday we were able to do but little among tile he people rode bode on towards Dar dargaville gaville down the railroad track of the same name at ahi abi kiwi a nice half caste maori invited us to remain over and we did aid so eo hold held another little service here elders magleby and george romney jr have been here years ago the people had bad vivid recollection of their visit extending to us the most kindly treatment on through and talta taits where we could do no preaching because the natives had bad gathered together to or organize ganze a brass band and were able to talk ot nothing else there are several hands on this coast the natives being quite apt to learn that i kind of thing in fact lacot they are a very musical face at Hou hanpa we heard board the welcome sound of here mat mal ral rali ra I come to on u and soon we were at work rubbing domes we have one member here a sister later next day sunday december 2 a lot of wesleyan WeB leyan maoris laoris oame came to visit a sick lck man and have hare prayers with him in she he afternoon they all listened to us ue lay athe the gospel goepel before them we administered hocur member during tile the service the principal topics of our diacou roe were the god of the holy scriptures scripture apostasy restoration rati orl and the first four principle after the service a chat ensued estal lishing friendly relation ione next day we visited them at their homes at ara capus remaining two days day explaining our doctrines doc sold bold two maori references to them before leaving held a service european in aratapu which had bad been previously advertised in a paper known as the bell the comp headed our ad like able the church of issue christ of latter day giant and the stupid proofreader proof reader passel it and it cams came out so in print this the editor apologized in his hia next issue for the blunder which caused a good deal of merriment in the town about fifty came to our service and elder bartlett spoke with much power on the first principles for one and a halt half hours some borne larri kine 12 present wanted to create a disturbance but it was promptly suppressed tula this la is a we was leyan town a town of saw mills which are busy turning out building lumber for home and trade several brigantines brig brigan antines Lines were being loaded for now new south wales during our stay made a few friends in the town and if nothing else also was done much tee ice was allayed dy by our visit one man denied that hat baptism was essential the following day in the kauri timber company companas comp anys 18 store to in presence of a number of people but himself in such an embarrassing corner that be invited buth both of us to dinner to get out of it to the amusement of the bystanders oo on we wout went that day to tek Teko puru but as it cost seven shillings anu a sixpence to preach to the people we left jf the town to give them a 8 chance to reflect upon the situation hearing that a few faw of f our native saints were located mouth of the kaibe river we rodeon rode on to the beach aud and con ginned until nearly dark turned our horses loose and slept out of doors the elements were favorable and our rest was excellent next morning elder bartlett started a fire while I 1 went to dig shell flab fish croall on he be beach with an uld de that t ba t I 1 found got a lot of them and roasted them and they were excellent too sea seasoned with water ert cr sees ases and fresh water that jay day we rode perhaps thirty miles to the kaipara kaibara sand kand spit where the lighthouses stano rode by the Mari marinella neila graveyard a point covered with innumerable wreckage spars waste masts broken hulls bulls of vessels that have hone gone to destruction here at various times it is a weird desolate place anu the ocean on a most beautiful day like it was had a treacherous look about it as it if waiting for more victim vic timp no sound greeted us save the cry ot of wild black swans and geese that flow flew away |