Kaipara, or, Experiences of a settler in north New Zealand

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Contents.

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I. Our Arrival in the New Country	1
II. An Auckland Table-d'hôte	7
III. A Chat About Auckland	14
IV. More About Auckland	21
V. My First Railway Journey	27
VI. Living In New Zealand	33
VII. A Perilous Journey	40
VIII. The "Terror"	50
IX. A Sale By Auction	60
X. The Faithless Mary Ann	66
XI. My Introduction To Kaipara	72
XII. A Wild Pig Hunt	80
XIII. Purchasing Live-Stock	88
XIV. A Colonial Ball	102
XV. The Forests Of North New Zealand	107
XVI. The Labouring-Man Settler	118
XVII. Kaipara Fish	125
XVIII. Godwit Shooting	135 page xii
chap.	page.
XIX. The Kauri Gumdigger	142
XX. A Story Of A Bushranger	159
XXI. Sports	166
XXII. System Of Government In New Zealand	176
XXIII. Kalpara Insects	183
XXIV. A Maori Wedding	194
XXV. System Of Education In New Zealand	201
XXVI. A Meeting Of The County Council	206
XXVII. Conclusion	212