54 History of the “ Dayspring.” 
the hymn was sung, took up the chorus in their own mother 
tongue, and gave the well-known refrain in broad Scotch, 
with a vigour that astonished the blacks, and did“not by any 
means shock the visitors who were present. Scottish feeling is 
to be found everywhere, all the world over; but in Dunedin 
it overflows. 
The “ Dayspring” likewise visited Wellington and Auck- 
land, the chief cities of northern New Zealand ; and the im- 
pression produced in these towns also was most favourable. 
As showing the work which any vessel like the “ Dayspring” 
is capable of doing, it may be mentioned that this year the 
“Dayspring” visited New Zealand twice, Aneityum eleven 
times, Fotuna nine times, Tana twelve times, Eramanga nine 
times, Efaté seven times, and Santo twice ; besides calling at the 
smaller islands of the New Hebrides group, and crossing over 
to the Loyalty group, to serve the brethren of the London 
Missionary Society stationed on Maré, Uea, and Lifu. A 
third “ John Williams” had arrived in the South Seas by this 
time ; but it was found that she had so much arrears of work to’ 
do among the Eastern groups, that once more the services of 
the “‘ Dayspring” were put in requisition for the Loyalty mis- 
sion. The vessel and her good captain, however, were found 
equal to all this work, as appears by a special commendation 
given by the missionaries to Captain Fraser, in their annual re- 
port for 1869, to the following effect :—‘‘ Captain Fraser con- 
tinues to perform his varied ship duties in a praiseworthy man- 
ner, takes a deep interest in our mission, and is a universal 
favourite among the natives ; and from his obliging, kindly, 
and gentlemanly bearing to all connected with the mission, he 
proves himself qualified for the responsible and noble work to 
which God has called him in the New Hebrides.” 
On her voyage up to the colonies next year (1870) the “ Day- 
spring” called at Sydney, where she had some repairs executed ; 
