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larger species is found in some parts of the Dominion, the mandibles 
of the male of the common Wellington kind are sufficiently formid¬ 
able to justify amply the remark of one of the “ sugarers,” that fewer 
lovers would walk in those gardens of an evening, if they had any 
idea how numerous were these awe-inspiring Wetas. 
Lyttelton and Christchurch (South Island). 
March 4th, 1910. 
The beautiful little harbour of Lyttelton seemed to me like a 
Scotch loch, so shut in is it with mountains. Our time only per¬ 
mitted of a flying visit to Christchurch, which is a sort of colonial 
Cheltenham. We hurried off to the museum to gaze reverently at 
the wonderful collection of remains of the * Moa (Dinornis) for which 
it is justly famous. I also had a glimpse of the celebrated Eereday 
collection of insects. The Domain is more civilized and park-like 
than some I had seen. The collection of New Zealand plants within 
a ring fence, forming a separate garden by themselves, especially 
pleased me. As I have noticed in England so at Christchurch, Crambi 
seem fond of seeking refuge in dense bushy Conifers: the prevalent 
species on this occasion were *flexuosellus and * tuhualis. However, rain 
cut short my peregrinations, and as I went out I approached a statue 
from behind, when suddenly its back and shoulders struck me as 
familiar, they were surely those of my old teacher George Kolleston ; 
on walking round I saw that the effigy was that of the Hon. William 
Eolleston, formerly Prime Minister of New Zealand, and a younger 
brother of the Oxford Professor! 
The guide-book states that Christchurch Cathedral was designed 
by Sir Gilbert Scott, the local architect being Mr. E. W. Mountford. 
It might have been a more inspiring building, if the local architect 
had made the design as well as superintended the carrying of it out. 
This remark is made by one who knew something of both men as 
well as their works. 
When we got back to the ship some of the New Zealanders 
greeted us with, “ Well, did not Christchurch strike you as very like 
England ? ” to which I maliciously replied, “ Yes; the streets were 
muddy, and it rained most of the time.” 
