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to cause an enchanting and undescribable scene, pos¬ 
sessing powerful effect. In the height only of the fall, 
was I disappointed. I attempted a hurried sketch, but 
eould not do the scene before me justice; in fact, I had 
too many things to do at once, consequently I did 
nothing well. I wished, afterwards, when it was too 
late, that I had remained a day at this place, instead of 
passing on post-haste in the manner I did. I just 
glanced at the vegetation here, and obtained some spe¬ 
cimens of white-flowered Gnaphalimn, with very narrow 
linear leaves, which I had not before seen. Returning 
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to the village, and obtaining, though with great diffi¬ 
culty, guides and baggage-bearers to Waikare, I again 
resumed my journey. Paddling up another branch of 
the river, named Ruakituri, for about a mile, we landed 
on the left bank, dhe sun was intensely powerful, not 
a zephyr playing, nor a cloud in the air, nor a tree nor 
bush, which could afford a shade, anywhere at hand. 
Through unfrequented paths (if paths, such could be 
termed), up and down steep hills, overgrown with young 
fern {Pterin esculenta ), which at this season is peculiarly 
disagreeable from the clouds of fine yellow dust with 
which it is loaded, and which, inhaled at every breadth, 
causes you incessantly to sneeze, we travelled until 
3 p.m., many times halting by the way. Oh! how 
often and how truly this day, might I have exclaimed, 
with the poet— 
“ All-conquering heat,oh intermit thy wrath! 
And on my throbbing temples potent thus 
Beam not so fierce!- 
-In vain I sigh, 
And restless turn, and look around for night; 
Night is far off; and hotter hours approach.” 
Thoms, Seas., Sum r 
