| INTRODUCTION. | |
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| Geographical description of the King Country—Its political state—Efforts made to open it—Condition of the natives—Origin of the journey—Letter of introduction to the king | |
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| THE FRONTIER OF THE KING COUNTRY. | |
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| CHAPTER I. | |
| THE KING'S CAMP. | |
| Alexandra—Crossing the frontier—Whatiwhatihoe—The camp—King Tawhiao—The chiefs—"Taihoa" | |
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| CHAPTER II. | |
| THE KORERO. | |
| The Kingites—Half-castes—An albino—The king's speech—Maori oratory—The feast | |
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| CHAPTER III. | |
| ASCENT OF PIRONGIA. | |
| Mount Pirongia—Geological features—The ascent—A fair prospect | |
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| THE LAKE COUNTRY. | |
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| CHAPTER IV. | |
| AUCKLAND TO OHINEMUTU. | |
| The flank movement—Auckland Harbour—Tauranga—Whakari—The tuatara—En route—The Gate Pa—All that remains—Oropi—A grand forest—Mangorewa Gorge—Mangorewa River—A region of eternal fire | |
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| CHAPTER V. | |
| HOT-SPRING LIFE. | |
| Ohinemutu and Lake Rotorua—Te Ruapeka—The old pa—Native baths—Delightful bathing—A curious graveyard—Pigs—Area of thermal action—Character of the springs—Chemical constituents—Noted springs—Whakarewarewa—Te Koutu—Kahotawa—"Tenakoe, pakeha"—Hot and cold | |
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| CHAPTER VI. | |
| TRADITION, IDOLATRY, AND ROMANCE. | |
| Origin of the Maoris—Te Kupe—First canoes—The runanga house—Maori carving—Renowned ancestors—Tama te Kapua—Stratagem of the stilts—Legend of the whale—The Arawa canoe—Noted braves—Mokia—A curious relic—Gods of the Arawas—Mokia by night—Hinemoa—A love song | |
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| CHAPTER VII. | |
| EN ROUTE TO THE TERRACES. | |
| Over the mountains—Rauporoa Forest—The hotete—Tikitapu—Rotokakahi—Te Wairoa—The natives—Waituwhera Gorge—The boat—A distinguished traveller—Sophia—Lake Tarawera—Mount Tarawera—Te Ariki—Te Kaiwaka | |
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| CHAPTER VIII. | |
| THE TERRACES. | |
| Te Tarata—Beauty of the terrace—The formation—The crater—A sensational bath—Ngahapu—Waikanapanapa—A weird gorge—Te Aua Taipo—Kakariki—Te Whatapohu—Te Huka—Te Takapo—Lake Rotomahana—Te Whakataratara—Te Otukapurangi—The formation—The cauldron | |
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| CHAPTER IX. | |
| OHINEMUTU TO WAIRAKEI. | |
| Te Hemo Gorge—Mount Horohoro—Paeroa Mountains—Orakeikorako—Atea -Amuri—Pohaturoa—The land of pumice—Te Motupuke—The glades of Wairakei | |
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| CHAPTER X. | |
| WAIRAKEI. | |
| The first view—The Geyser Valley—Curious sights—Tahuatahe —Terekirike—The Whistling Geyser—A nest of stone—Singular mud-holes—The Gas and Black Geyser—The Big Geyser—The great Wairakei—The Blue Lake—Hot mud-holes—Kiriohinekai—A valley of fumaroles—Te Karapiti Te Huka Falls—Efforts to pass under the falls—A cave—An enormous fissure—Another trial—A legend | |
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| EXPLORATION OF THE KING COUNTRY. | |
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| CHAPTER XI. | |
| THE START. | |
| Reason of the journey—How I succeeded—My interpreter—Our horses—The Hursthouse difficulty—Departure from Wairakei—Tapuwaeharuru—The natives—Release of Hursthouse, nd capture of Te Mahuki—The council of war | |
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| CHAPTER XII. | |
| THE REGION OF LAKE TAUPO. | |
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THE KING COUNTRY.
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