88 COLLECTOR'S RAMBLES 



Mr. Lewis kept cows, and his wife made the best 

 butter I ever tasted. New Zealand butter generally 

 has a fine flavor ; whether this can be attributed to the 

 climate, the grass, or the cows, I know not. Many a 

 time, when tired, hot, and thirsty, on my tramps in 

 Australia and New Guinea, I have wished myself back 

 in Mr. Lewis's dining-room, before a bowl of cool milk 

 and a slice of his wife's excellent bread. 



