--A City of
Churches.--Australian Ladies.--Interior of the Country.--
Irrigation.--German Settlers.--The Botanical Gardens.--West
Australia.--Perth the Capital.--The Pearl Fisheries.--Commercial
Advantages Considered 223-245

CHAPTER XI.

From Australia to Tasmania.--The River Tamar.--Bird Life.--
City of Launceston.--Aborigines of the Island.--Tattooing.--
Van Diemen's Land.--A Beautiful Country.--Rich Mines.--Mount
Bischoff.--Down in a Gold Mine.--From Launceston to Hobart.
--Rural Aspects.--Capital of Tasmania.--Street Scenes.--A
Former Penal Depot.--Mount Wellington.--Personal Beauty.--An
Unbecoming Fashion 246-268

CHAPTER XII.

Lake District of Tasmania.--Mount Wellington.--Kangaroos.--The
Big Trees.--A Serenade.--The Albatross.--Marksmanship at Sea.
--Dust of the Ocean.--A Storm.--Franklin's Proposition.--A
Feathered Captive.--Bluff Oysters.--Most Southerly Hotel in
the World.--Invercargill.--Historical Matters.--Geographical.
--The Climate of New Zealand.--Colonial Hospitality 269-298

CHAPTER XIII.

The City of Dunedin.--Scotch Residents.--The Enchanter's Wand.
--Chain-Cable Tramways.--Volcanic Effects.--The Salvation
Army.--Local Gold-Fields.--Enormous Aggregate Product.--Trees
and Flowers.--The Rabbit Pest.--Port Littleton.--Market Day
in Christchurch.--An Interesting City.--Wonderful Extinct
Bird.--Strange Record of an Unknown Race.--The New Zealand
Forests 299-321

CHAPTER XIV.

Capital of New Zealand.--About the Native Race.--A City of
Shops.--Local Earthquakes.--Large Glaciers.--McNab's Gardens.
--A Public Nuisance.--Napier.--Maori Peculiarities.--Native
Language.--Mythology.--Christianizing Savages.--Gisborne.--
Cruelty to Dumb Animals.--Shag Island.--Sir George Gray's
Pleasant Home.--Oysters Growing on New Zealand Trees! 322-343

CHAPTER XV.

Historical Glance at Auckland.--A Remarkable Volcanic Region.
--City Institutions.--Queen Street and Its Belongings.--Mount
Eden.--Comprehensive View.--Labor Unions.--The Public Debt.--
Kauri Forests.--Production of Kauri Gum.--Environs of Auckland.
--The Native Flora.--An Admirable Climate.--A Rich Mineral
District.--Agricultural Development 344-364

CHAPTER XVI.

A Journey to the King's Country.-