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were mingled wildly together, the dragon-tree standing here 

 and there, and a little stream with tall reeds ran at the bottom. 

 How delighted Mr. Ward would have been ! Moreover the 

 stream at its outlet was full of water-cresses, on which I made 

 my luncheon, and thought of my spring breakfasts at the Quay. 

 On the whole the botany here was poor in species, but this is 

 the best remaining spot near Auckland ; the real forests and 

 glens are too far away for my limited time to allow of my 

 exploring them. 



8th. (Sunday.) I had the pleasure of hearing the Bishop of 

 New Zealand preach at St. Paul's a very eloquent sermon, 

 delivered with much earnestness and fervour. He had only just 

 landed from England." 



The vessel left Auckland on the 15th of July, and on the 

 26th Tonga Taboo, the chief of the Friendly Islands, came in 

 sight ; " its low, fiat shores," he writes, " clothed with groves of 

 cocoa-nut, and its white beaches washed by an intensely blue 

 smooth sea." I have only time at present to say that 1 am 

 most hospitably entertained at the Mission-house, and every- 

 thing done to make my stay profitable and agreeable. I already 

 feel much interest in the missionary work here ; and although 

 the labourers are Dissenters, I have unity and sympathy with 

 them. I think they are working in a Catholic spirit, and 

 teaching broad Christianity ; and so far their labours have been 

 most successful. I shall have more time to write by-and-by 

 from Sydney. In the meantime a book called " The Southern 

 World," by the Rev. Robert Young, will give you an account 

 of these islands. 



I have nearly made up my mind to take the first vessel for 

 Valparaiso, on our reaching Sydney, and proceed up the coast 

 to Panama. Once across the broad Pacific, I shall feel almost 

 at home. The voyage from Sydney to Valparaiso varies from 

 one to two months. My friend Dr. Sinclair expects to accom- 

 pany me, and I could not have a more agreeable or congenial 

 companion. 



Tongataboo, July 26th, 1855. 

 As Mr. and Mrs. Thomas were old acquaintances of the 

 natives, they were surrounded on landing by a large crowd of 

 all ages, anxious to shake hands and "jeoto ofa" (small is my 



