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mollusks was a mystery to me, but they did, and with no apparent 
discomfort. We collected a number of crabs, mollusks, tube- 
dwelling worms and the only meduse secured 1 in New Zealand. 
Stoner found some interesting insects. = 
A little after eleven o’clock the tide was high enough to enable 
the launch to reach the wooden pier, and we returned at once to 
Auckland in time for a late lunch. 
On July 20 I started on the trawling cruise to which I will de- 
vote a short chapter later on, as it was a unique experience, full 
of interest and deserving of separate treatment. 
After returning I found that the plunder secured during the 
eruise was sufficient to fill one of our collecting tanks and felt 
that the trip had been eminently successful. Mr. Griffin added 
some interesting material such as a basket-fish and handsome star- 
fish that the trawlers had brought him, thus completely filling the 
tank which was sealed and sent to Wellington with our other 
collections and equipment. 
The Government Tourist Agent, Mr. Wallnutt, secured a ticket 
and berth for me on the fast train for Wellington, as well as hotel 
accommodations at that city. I called on our consul, Mr. Mac- 
Vitty, and chatted awhile. He gave me a tip to the effect that 
we made a mistake in putting up at our humble quarters in Emily 
Place; that New Zealanders were impressed by externals and that 
we would do better at Wellington if we went to good hotels, in- 
stead of to rather obscure lodgings. This was doubtless true and 
we took the hint. Indeed I had already felt that it would be 
better to have more pretentious headquarters at the seat of Gov- 
ernment and had secured a room at the Empire, one of the best 
hotels in Wellington. 
There is a very good art museum in Auckland. I enjoyed a 
visit there shortly before leaving for the South, and found a num- 
ber of excellent paintings of historic nature. One showed the 
ceremonial of tattooing, or face carving, that was so character- 
istic of the old Maori. Another represented the first sighting of 
New Zealand. A double canoe of great size was loaded with 
Maoris who had made the memorable voyage from Hawaiki and 
were in the last extremity of starvation. Many had fallen over 
the thwarts in collapse and I have seldom seen utter misery more 
strikingly portrayed than in their faces. A few leaders were 
standing and had just sighted the rugged headlands of the new 
world to which they were coming. It was one of the most striking 
