Victoria University of Wellington Library
Kaipara, or, Experiences of a settler in north New Zealand
Contents
Contents.
chap.
page
I.
Our Arrival in the New Country
1
II.
An Auckland Table-d'hôte
7
III.
A Chat About Auckland
14
IV.
More About Auckland
21
V.
My First Railway Journey
27
VI.
Living In New Zealand
33
VII.
A Perilous Journey
40
VIII.
The "Terror"
50
IX.
A Sale By Auction
60
X.
The Faithless Mary Ann
66
XI.
My Introduction To Kaipara
72
XII.
A Wild Pig Hunt
80
XIII.
Purchasing Live-Stock
88
XIV.
A Colonial Ball
102
XV.
The Forests Of North New Zealand
107
XVI.
The Labouring-Man Settler
118
XVII.
Kaipara Fish
125
XVIII.
Godwit Shooting
135
chap.
page.
XIX.
The Kauri Gumdigger
142
XX.
A Story Of A Bushranger
159
XXI.
Sports
166
XXII.
System Of Government In New Zealand
176
XXIII.
Kalpara Insects
183
XXIV.
A Maori Wedding
194
XXV.
System Of Education In New Zealand
201
XXVI.
A Meeting Of The County Council
206
XXVII.
Conclusion
212