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first result being his German publication, “ Neu Seeland,” a stout 
octavo volume containing a popular account of his journeys in 
this Colony, which appeared during April of 1863 in Germany. 
The book, beautifully illustrated, was at once most favourably 
received in Europe, and recognised as a standard work. And 
though Hochstetter had now to lecture again and to work at the 
completion of the Technical High School Museum, he continued 
to prepare his share of the great “ Novara” publications, consist- 
ing of the geology of New Zealand and of the other countries 
visited ; while other scientific men of eminence, like Unger, 
Zittel, and others, were occupied in working out the Paleontology. 
A break in this work was a month’s journey in September 
of that year (1863) through Italy, where he visited Vesuvius, and 
carefully studied past and recent volcanic phenomena in that 
classical region. Att last, in the end of May, 1864, the “ Geology 
of New Zealand,” a purely scientific work for the “ Novara” 
publications, left the press, forming a large quarto volume and 
abounding in valuable facts and interesting information. About 
this time Hochstetter read also a paper on Nephrite and Dunite 
to the Imperial Academy of Science, of which he had in the 
meantime been elected a member. In the end of December of 
the same year the first half of the Palaeontology of New Zealand, 
also a portion of the “Novara” publications, appeared, contain- 
ing principally a description of the fossil plants by Unger, and 
the fossil shells by Zittel, being a most valuable ‘contribution to 
the better knowledge of the past history of New Zealand. 
The questionof prehistoric lakedwellings having been brought 
prominently before the scientiic world through the remarkable 
discoveries made in Switzerland, Hochstetter was sent by the 
Vienna Academy of Science in September, 1864, to Carinthia, 
and some other parts of the Austrian Empire, to examine into 
traces of similar habitations and to discover new ones, the waters 
of some of the lakes in that part of Europe being at that time 
remarkably low. He acquitted himself of this task very well, 
and brought to light a number of similar lake dwellings, with the 
remains of their kitchen-middens. He also made, shortly after 
his return, a journey to Western Galizia, and examined into the 
occurrence of petroleum, his report on the subject being printed 
in the Year-book of the Imperial Geological Institute for 1865. 
As Hochstetter was of course very anxious to publish an 
English edition of his popular work on New Zealand, he took the 
first steps towards obtaining a publisher in England in October 
of the same year, but all his efforts failed. He then arranged 
with Cotta, in Stuttgardt, who had published the German work, 
‘to bring out also the English edition, with many additions up to 
date. His manuscript was then translated by a German-American 
gentleman, Mr. Edward Sauter, who happened to be in Germany 
at that time. However, before the printing could begin, Cotta 
stipulated for some guarantee as to the sale of the work; upon 
which, after considerable negotiations, the New Zealand Parlia- 
ment voted in the end of 1865 the sum of 4525 for the purchase 
