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(piki, bend po, night). The Protestants, there- 

 fore, call their bishop pihopa, while the Roman 

 Catholics have retained the title pikipo for theirs. 

 The spirit of intolerance, in which the natives are 

 confirmed by the missionaries of both religions, has 

 taken a strong hold on their minds, and its effect 

 has been, that the Roman Catholic converts have 

 more firmly connected themselves with those of 

 their countrymen who continue heathens ; and their 

 ancient feuds are now carried on under the garb of 

 religion. It is very fortunate for the New Zea- 

 landers that a third estate has been established in 

 their country by the introduction of Her Majesty's 

 Government, of which missionaries, soldiers, and 

 devils are equally beloved children, owing to it 

 equal obedience, and enjoying equal rights. 



The natives promised us guides to Rotu-rua if 

 we would wait a few days, until they finished the 

 houses which they had begun ; but my companion 

 was anxious to be again under the roof of a Euro- 

 pean, as for several weeks past our food had con- 

 sisted only of fresh pork and potatoes, without the 

 luxury of salt Qr anything to give it a relish. As 

 for myself, I bore it very well, although I generally 

 found that the disuse of salt and the uniformity of 

 food caused one or two abscesses, to which I am 

 not subject at other times. These are very common 

 amongst the Europeans on their first arrival in the 

 island : slight wounds are also found not to heal 

 well and quickly. But this seems to be the only 



