[CONTENTS]
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CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I.
Introductory--Australia in 1788--New South Wales Corps--My Father--Road-making over the "Blue Mountains"--His Journal--The Bathhurst Plains--The Population of the Colony at that time--The Game of Whist--My Father's Politics..........1
CHAPTER II.
Rebellion of Military and People--Governor Bligh--John Macarthur--Henry Kingsley's View..........10
CHAPTER III.
The Convict Class--My Father as a Master--Ambition of the Class to have their Children well-educated--My Father's First Family--Mrs. Chisholm in Australia--Free Grants of Land--Anecdote of Early Governor and his Aide-de-Camp..........14
CHAPTER IV.
A.D. 1821--My Father's Second Family--My Mother--Life in a Convict Colony--Large Establishments--Runaway Convicts--" Sticking Up "--Flute-playing and Singing--School days..........22
CHAPTER V.
Music--William Vincent Wallace...........29
CHAPTER VI.
1844--My First Trip to England--France--Scotland--Switzerland--Up the Rhine--Englishmen Abroad..........32
CHAPTER VII.
Ireland in 1846--The Potato Disease--Dublin--Belfast--Galway--Limerick--Killarney--Cork--Back to Dublin--Daniel O'Connell..........42
CHAPTER VIII.
South Australia--Victoria--Tasmania--1847..........56
CHAPTER IX.
New South Wales--Bank of Australia Case--My Marriage--Climate of Australia..........60
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CHAPTER X.
New Zealand--How I came to Visit it--Canterbury--Its People--Its Plains--My First Trip to South Canterbury..........66
CHAPTER XI.
1854--Auckland--The General Assembly--First and succeeding Parliaments..........78
CHAPTER XII.
1855--Voyage to England--England..........81
CHAPTER XIII.
New Zealand--Nelson--Overland Trip to Christchurch..........86
CHAPTER XIV.
Second Visit to the South--Favourably Impressed--Resolved to Settle in the Country--Return to Australia--Voyage back to Timaru with Family..........91
CHAPTER XV.
Cracroft Wilson--In New Zealand and India..........95
CHAPTER XVI.
Enter Public Life--Timaru Meeting--Superintendents of Provinces--FitzGerald--Moorhouse--Bealey--Rolleston--Macandrew--Williamson--Featherston--Provinces of Nelson and Taranaki..........108
CHAPTER XVII.
Court Scene--Deafness--Miss Rye..........141
CHAPTER XVIII.
1867--Sir George Grey..........147
CHAPTER XIX.
My Visit to Taupo and the Neighbouring Country..........161
CHAPTER XX.
North Island--Sir Donald McLean..........175
CHAPTER XXI.
Judge Maning..........180
CHAPTFR XXII.
The Maoris--Their Friends--Bishop Selwyn and Others--My First Visit to Waikato..........184
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CHAPTER XXIII.
Settlers North and South--The Climate of the North Island..........192
CHAPTER XXIV. The Canterbury Museum..........197
CHAPTER XXV. Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Association..........206
CHAPTER XXVI.
Canterbury Newspapers--The Lyttelton Times--The Press--Crosbie Ward--Mr. John Ollivier..........208
CHAPTER XXVII.
Christ's College Grammar School--Open to all throughout New Zealand-William John Warburton Hamilton--Henry John Tancred..........218
CHAPTER XXVIII.
Mr. Dobson, the late Provincial Engineer--His connection with the Lyttelton and Christchurch Railway Tunnel--Dr. Barker..........224
CHAPTER XXIX.
Sir Frederick Whitaker..........227
CHAPTER XXX.
Sir Edward Stafford--Colonel Sir George Whitmore--The Colonial Forces - 235
CHAPTER XXXI. Sir William Fox..........240
CHAPTER XXXII.
Sir Frederick Weld..........246
CHAPTER XXXIII. Sir John Hall..........249
CHAPTER XXXIV. Mr. Henry Sewell..........252
CHAPTER XXXV. Sir Julius Vogel..........259
CHAPTER XXXVI. Christchurch Cathedral..........265
