CHAP. XVII.] TAURANGA. 255 



On the Bay of Tauranga there is some land cul- 

 tivated by a European. 



Along the coast from the Bay of Islands to 

 Wangaroa is found in> many places an excellent 

 reddish and variegated marble, alternating with 

 whinstone and slates. 



From Tauranga a path leads to Wangaroa, 

 through a beautiful and fertile valley, sheltered by 

 the hills of the coast from the winds ; in it flows a 

 small river, which discharges itself into the harbour 

 of Wangaroa already described. 



