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A
SUMMER'S EXCURSION
IN
NEW ZEALAND,
WITH GLEANINGS FROM OTHER WRITERS.
BY AN OLD BENGALEE.
"I have warm wishes for the land of my birth, but the land of my adoption is the proper sphere of my duties." ---Burke.
LONDON:
KERBY AND SONS, 190, OXFORD STREET. EXETER: WILLIAM ROBERTS, 197, HIGH STREET.
1854.
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[CONTENTS]
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CHAPTER I. --Introduction........ 3
CHAPTER II. --Emigration necessary. New Zealand selected: its climate; its civil, religious, social, and educational advantages; the Church of England in New Zealand; opportunities for investing capital; sheep farming, cattle fanning, land, and agriculture; the geographical situation of the country as regards trade............ 8
CHAPTER III. --An historical review. The New Zealand Company, the Missionaries, and the Government ........................... 36
CHAPTER IV. --A geographical sketch with geological and botanical gleanings................55
CHAPTER V. --A glimpse at Auckland, Canterbury, and Nelson..............80
CHAPTER VI. --A description of Otago, with Journal............105
CHAPTER VII. --A description of Wellington, with Journal, including sketches of the Hutt, Otaki, Whanganui, and forest travelling.............139
CHAPTER VIII. --A description of New Plymouth, with Journal, including sketches of the rivers Waitera and Whanganui; with a parting review of Otaki, its inhabitants, and the Maoris generally...........192
CHAPTER IX. --A retrospective glance, with a few hints to intending Emigrants.............242
APPENDIX. --Acknowledgments of assistance received, and advice to readers............249
Meteorological Table .............251
Census Tables of population, religious denominations, live stock, &c.............252
Sheep statement and calculations......................256
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