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The Adventures of a Surveyor in New Zealand and the Australian Gold Diggings
Contents
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Contents.
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| Chapter I.—Voyage out—Man overboard—Fall in with the William Hyde—Mishap of a reverend—Sailing match—Superstition of sailing on a Friday—Singular coincidence in the arrival of two vessels in New Zealand—General description of the islands | 5 |
| Chap. II.—The Canterbury Settlement—Plains, scarcity of timber on—Christchurch—No communication of traffic with—Quail Island—Seaman runs away—Jack ashore—Exposes himself to the ladies, amusing incident—New steward—Mate fined for losing his temper—Description of the East coast of Tavai-poenammoo—Port Nicholson—Dinner party—Sailor’s Home —The runaway discovered—Cadetship | 13 |
| Chap. III.—Start up the West coast—Ambuscade—Porirua—Coast scenery—Beautiful sands—Lose the track at night—Maorie Whare—Cheapness of peaches—Sheep stations—Man chased by a boar—Boar-hunting—Drunken sawyers—Mosquitoes—Affectionately greeted by two fat native women—Forcing a passage through scrub—Turakina—Whanganui—War pah—Pumice-stone—Price of land—Cattle stations —Sheep-farming | 21 |
| Chap. IV.—My brother goes to Sydney—Parting dinner—Rules of the boarding-house shamefully transgressed—Join the government staff—Rangitikei—Last instalment—2000l. paid to natives—Mexican full dress—Description of natives—Shooting a Maorie—Cannibalism—Moatoa—Cross the island—Two days without food—Southern Alps—Frozen up —Hazuka—The queen—Marriage of a half-caste—Ducking a parson—Loss of a vessel—Aluvieri—Duck-shooting—Gale at sea—Shipwreck | 29 |
| Chap. V.—Barque Napoleon—Short allowance—Melbourne—Lodgings—Canvas Town—Carriage to the Diggings—Mate stuck up—Man shot | 46 |
| Chap. VI.—Road to the Diggings—Bushrangers—Stuck in the mud—Teaching the young idea how to shoot—Forest Creek—Bendigo—Turning a creek—Diarrhœa—Price of provisions—Form of gold-licence—How gold is found—Pipeclay—An old lag shot—Go down to town—Working in the bay—The Calashes’ mistake—Boy drowned—Immigration—Fever aboard a ship | 49page iv |
| Chap. VII.—Description of Melbourne—Police force—Supposed connection with bushrangers —“Old clo” — Rag-fair—Hawkers’ licence —Public-houses — Diggers in town—“Taking a walk”—Drunkards’list | 61 |
| Chap. VIII.—Ballarat—A Birmingham nugget—Cross-country road—Friar’s Creek—Mount Alexander—Discover a brother —Sailors’ Gully—Out prospecting, nearly shot—Bendigo—A rush—Man smothered—Chinamen—Scarcity of water—Glass shot disperses a mob of Irishmen — Death of a mate—Napoleon Gully—Meet an old mate—Bushrangers’ proposal—Man murdered—Description of drinking-water—Melbourne again—Voyage home—Rio de Janeiro—Short allowance | 63 |