CONTENTS. TV 



Colony, 265. Tasmania, or Van Diemen's Land, 265, 266. Geology, 

 266. Manner of Selling Lands in the Colony, 267. Climate, 267. 

 Vegetable and Animal Kingdoms, 267, 268. Harbors, Rivers, and 

 Lakes, 268. Government, 269. Aboriginal Race, 269. Hobarton, 

 269, 270. Launceston, 270. Sydney, 270, 271. The Public Building* 

 and Institutions, 271, 272. Paramatta, and Woolongong, 272, 273 

 Adelaide and other Towns, 273. Commerce of the Australian Colonies 

 273, 274. Manufactures, 274. Saltworks, 274. 



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Departure of the Squadron from Sydney, 275. Antarctic Expedition, 276 

 Macquarrie Island, 277. Land supposed to Exist near the Antarctic 

 Circle, 277, 278. Deceptive Appearances, 278. Actual Discovery of 

 Land, 279. Antarctic Continent, 279. Return to Sydney, 280. Dis 

 coveries of Biscoe and Balleny, 280, 281. French Expedition under M. 

 d'Urville, 281, 282. Expedition under Captain Ross, 282. Discovery 

 of Land, 283. Mount Erebus and Mount Terror, 283, 284. Icy Bar- 

 rier, 284. Subsequent Voyages, 284, 285. Expedition under Lieuten- 

 ant Moore, 285. Results of the Different Expeditions, 285. The 

 Whale Fishery, 285. Magnetic Observations, 285, 286. Geology of 

 the Antarctic Continent, 286. Belt of Ice, 286. The Icebergs, 286, 

 287. Splendid Exhibitions of the Aurora Australis, 287. Last Traces 

 of Vegetation, 287, 288. Animal Kingdom, 288. Sea-Lion, and Sea- 

 Elephant, 288. " Killer," 288, 289. Wild Fowl, 289. Rendezvous of 

 the Squadron in the Bay of Islands, 289. 



CHAPTER XII. 



Acquisitions of England, 290. New Zealand, 291. Discovery, 291. De- 

 scription of the Islands, 291, 292. Formation of the Country, 292. 

 Rivers and Streams, 292, 293. Harbors, 293, 294. Bay of Islands, 

 293, 294. Towns, 294, 295. Volcanic Phenomena, 295. Hot Springs, 

 295. Minerals, 295, 296. Soil, 296. Climate and Diseases, 296, 297. 

 Population, 297. Abandoned Character of the Inhabitants, 297. Oc- 

 cupation by Great Britain, 297, 298. Improvement in the State of 

 Society, 298. Government, 298, 299. Native New Zealanders, 299. 

 Their Character and Customs, 300. Ornaments, 300, 301. Influence 

 Exerted by the Missionaries, 301. Mechanical Skill of the Natives, 301, 

 302. Amusements, 302. Power of the Chiefs in Former Times, 302, 



