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inspection was very complete, as I had all facilities 

 afforded by the authorities for visiting every locality 

 where fish occurred, and as very favorable weather pre- 

 vailed during my lengthened cruises, I was able to make 

 a complete survey in the five or six months allotted to 

 the task. 



I commenced my survey in April, the beginning of 

 the New Zealand winter, and continued until the advent 

 of spring, in the month of September. The beautiful 

 government cruiser "Hinemoa," under command of the 

 accomplished Captain Bollons, was used during my dredg- 

 ing, otter-trawling, drift-net and other experiments, and 

 as Chief Inspector L. F. Ayson accompanied me, I had an 

 unusual opportunity of making a full investigation of 

 the fishery resources of New Zealand. 



SCENERY. 



It is not necessary to refer at length to the character 

 of the country, for the scenic beauty of "Maoriland" is 

 famous all over the world. Her snow-capped mountain 

 ranges, running like a backbone through the whole 

 country, and the vast glaciers and lofty peaks, are not 

 excelled by the Swiss Alps, or by the Rocky Mountains 

 of this continent. The fjords of the southwest coast 

 are unexcelled for magnificent grandeur and tropical 

 forest luxuriance, while the hot springs, geysers, and 

 other volcanic phenomena are more wonderful and 

 extensive than in any other part of the world. 



From a fishery point of view the sheltered bays and 

 romantic straits and extensive inshore fishing banks, 

 are of the highest importance, while the picturesque 

 lakes of which the larger in size exceed twenty in num- 

 ber, the swift flowing rivers, more than one hundred 

 of them, provide the most favorable conditions for great 

 and productive fisheries, and the scenery and the fertility 

 associated with these waters, recall in many ways, the 

 fishery conditions of Japan. 



