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Rotorua. — The obliging chief Pini te korekore. — Ohinemuiu and its warm baths. 
— The geysers of Whakarewarewa. — The solfataras Tikitere and Ruahine. — Lake 
Rotoiti. — Origin of the hot springs. 
Appendix. Chemical analysis of the water and sediments of some hot springs 389 
Chapter XIX. The East Coast from Maketu to Taurauga, and 
Return to Auckland. 
From the lake district to the East Coast. — Sepulchral monuments. — Rev. Mr. Chap- 
man at Maketu. — The giant Haupapa. — * The venomous spider Katipo. — Rev. Mr. 
Voelkner at Tauranga. — War and negotiations of peace on Tauranga Harbour. — 
Trip into the interior. — Great waterfall Wairere. — The Waiho. Piako and Waikato. 
— The Waikato-bridge near Aniwhaniwha. — Peculiarities of the river-bed and of the 
river-banks. — Maungatautari. — The Maori-City Rangiawhia. — Rev. Mr. Morgan in 
Otawliao. — Visit to King Potatau at Ngaruawahia. — Return to Auckland, 
Appendix. Table of altitudes in the southern part of the province of Auckland. 436 
Chapter XX. Nelson. 
Character of the surface of the province. — The Western mountain ranges. — The 
Eastern ranges. — The hills on Blind Bay. — Excellent climate on the shores of Blind 
Bay. — The town of Nelson, situation, foundation and development. — The Harbour. 
— The Boulder Bank. — The agricultural districts. — Ranzau and Sarau, German 
settlements. — Wood-cutters and shepherds the farthest out-posts of civilization. — The 
Mineral wealth of Nelson. — The copper and chrome-ore of the Wooded Peak and Dun 
Mountain . 463 
Chapter XXI. The Southern Alps. 
The Southern Alps proper. — Explorers. — Dr. Iiaast’s merits. — Sacrificed lifes, 
— Summits of the central range: Kaimatau, Mt. Tyndall, Mt. Cook and Mt. Tasman, 
Mt. Aspiring. — Structure of the central chain. — Strike of beds. — Jointed structure 
of the rocks. — Two systems of valleys. — Passes. — Geological features. — Two 
sections through the South Island. — The glaciers regions. — Rangitata valley. — 
Terraces. — Enormous mass of detritus. — The Forbes glacier. — Red snow. — The 
Clyde glacier. — The Ashburton glacier. — Lake Te Kapo. — The Godley glacier. — 
Lake Pukaki. — The glacial region near Mt, Cook. — The great Tasman glacier. — 
The Hourglass glacier. — Glaciers on the West Coast. — The Francis Joseph glacier. 
— Difference between the climate of the West Coast and East Coast. — Signs of enor- 
mous glaciers of the pleistocene period. — Causes of the pleistocene glaciation. — Ex- 
tensive distribution of the drift deposits. — The Canterbury plains. — Their formation. 
— The rivers of the plains. 
Appendix. The Otira road, the first road across the Southern Alps .... 478 
