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abandoned; shortly, however, to be re-formed and re-strengthened at Hoki- 
anga. Still it was not until 1824, or ten years after the commencement of 
the mission, that the first New Zealand convert was baptized. In the year 
1819 the Church Mission took up a new station at Kerikeri, also in the Bay 
of Islands, then the headquarters of the chief Hongi. In 1823 the Paihia 
-station was formed; and here, soon after, the first schooner (of 52 feet keel) 
was built. In 1830 the Waimate station was formed; and in 1834 the 
Kaitaia, or northernmost one. In 1834-5, mission stations were also formed 
at Matamata and at Mangapouri in Waikato, at Tauranga in the Bay of 
Plenty, and at Rotorua. Soon after mission stations were also formed in 
the Thames and at Manukau; Entry Island, Otaki, and Whanganui, in Cook 
Strait, and Poverty Bay, Uawa (“Tolaga”), and the East Cape, were all 
occupied in the years 1839-40. From all these spots, and some others, as 
so many centres, the natives around, for many miles, were regularly visited, 
and more or less brought under Christian instruction ; receiving largely at 
the same time the manifold blessings of trade, commerce, and civilization. 
The printing press was introduced in 1834, and early in 1835 portions of the 
Holy Scriptures were first printed in New Zealand. In 1837 the first edition 
of the complete New Testament was printed at Paihia, in Svo., of which 
edition 5,000 copies were printed, and soon entirely disposed of. During 
the five years ending 1840, many thousands of other books were printed in 
the New Zealand language and distributed. Within this quarter of a cen- 
tury several whalers and sealers had located themselves in different parts 
of New Zealand, especially in and near Cook Strait, at Dusky Bay, and at 
Stewart Island. But at the Bay of Islands was by far the largest number 
of settlers and white residents. If the first half of this period of twenty- 
five years was to the New Zealander the most deadly, the last quarter was 
certainly the most beneficial, whether in spiritual, intellectual, or outward 
wealth. i i ; 
58. The period from the year 1840 to the present year (1865), another 
quarter of a century, might be very advantageously divided into two por- 
tions—(1) to the end of the year 1852, up to which time the natives were 
generally progressing; and (2) from that to the present, during which they 
have been generally falling back,—but time will not permit of this. During 
the whole of this period very much has been done for the New Zealander. 
New mission stations have been formed in many places; the British Bible 
Society, and other societies, have given them immense donations of holy and 
religious books; the Colonial Government has done much for them in aiding 
them with water-mills, ploughs, harrows, horses, seed, vessels, boats, clothing, 
- &e., and with annual grants of money for schools. Many laws also have 
been made exclusively for their benefit. They have also received directly 
