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in very good condition, and the seed for which 

 Mr. Love had given him. This cove, although 

 small, is one of the largest in Queen Charlotte's 

 Sound. The sides of the hills appear to be very 

 eligible for vineyards, as they are sheltered from 

 the east and south winds. 



I next explored that branch of East Bay which 

 stretches to the westward. It is as large as the 

 one I had first examined, and is called Anahuko. 

 There is a small native village here. On the 4th 

 I traced my way over the hills to Te- a \va-iti, in order 

 to see something of the interior of the island of 

 Arapaoa. The track leads from a narrow beach up 

 a very steep hill, just opposite the little island of 

 Matapara. Some Europeans reside here during the 

 summer, after the whaling season is over, for the 

 purpose of procuring cheap pork and potatoes. It 

 took me about two hours to reach Te-awa-iti. The 

 hills are steep, covered with leptospermum, tall 

 fuchsias with purple flowers, Edwardsias, and other 

 shrubs. There are two kinds of Edwardsia in New 

 Zealand, both of which have been introduced into 

 England : they generally grow near the sea-shore, 

 or by the banks of lakes or rivers. They belong to 

 the leguminous plants, an order which is exten- 

 sively spread in Australia, Van Diemen's Land, and 

 the American continent. It is therefore more re- 

 markable that none of the genera found in these 

 countries are met with in New Zealand : but the 

 order is represented here by genera peculiar to 



