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NEW ZEALAND GIRL. 



They here saw the old chief of Wangarara, grand-uncle to Ko-to- 

 watowa. He was very feeble, with white hair, and clad in an old 

 dogskin robe. He was observed to sit all day on a small mound of 

 dirt and pipi-shells ; having lately lost a relation, he, according to 

 custom, is tabooed for the season. He does not help himself, and is 

 not allowed to touch any thing with his hands ; his grand-daughter, a 

 sprightly girl, waits upon him ; and it was pleasing to witness the 

 watchfulness she evinced in attending to his wants, often filling and 

 lighting his pipe, and holding it in his mouth while he smoked. Not- 

 withstanding the promising appearance of Ko-towatowa's house and 

 premises, it was found swarming with fleas and other vermin. Ko- 

 towatowa is a member of the Episcopal Church, and daily per- 

 formed worship in his native tongue. After their morning meal, they 

 began their rambles, but had not proceeded far before they were 

 met by a large party of natives, who kept saying to them, " walk 

 about one hilling" by which they soon understood that they were 

 required to pay one shilling for the privilege of walking on the beach 

 and picking up shells ; on Ko-towatowa's being appealed to, he soon 

 dispersed them. On a hill, near this place, Mr. Drayton found a 

 beautiful specimen of Bulimus Shougii. 



Wangarara Bay is a deep indentation in the coast, to which it runs 

 parallel, and is separated from the ocean by a narrow belt of high and 

 rocky land. It is said to have good anchorage for a distance of six 

 miles from its mouth. The entrance is very deep, free from danger, 

 and about one mile wide: it is a much safer port than the Bay of 

 Islands. A vessel might pass by its entrance without suspecting that 



