CONTENTS

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I. THEN AND NOW![1]
II. THE YOUNG GIANT[12]
III. A LAND OF DELIGHT[24]
IV. A GOODLY HERITAGE[36]
V. SANE SOCIALISM[48]
VI. MIGHTY MELBOURNE[58]
VII. SOME FLEETING COMPARISONS[71]
VIII. ON THE OLD TRACK[85]
IX. THE QUEEN CITY OF THE SOUTH[98]
X. SOME FRIENDLY CRITICISM[108]
XI. THE KING OF NEW ZEALAND[118]
XII. TOWARDS MAORILAND[129]
XIII. THE PARADISE OF LABOUR[140]
XIV. A UNIVERSAL SHOCK[151]
XV. MUTTON, THE MASTER[162]
XVI. A HOMELIKE TOWN[173]
XVII. THE CAPITAL OF WONDERLAND[184]
XVIII. A NATURAL MARVEL[195]
XIX. NEW ZEALAND SHIPPING[206]
XX. SOME POLITICAL REFLECTIONS[217]
XXI. NORTH AGAIN[227]
XXII. THE HEART OF THE NORTH ISLAND[237]
XXIII. THE MAORI[247]
XXIV. AUSTRALASIAN JOURNALISM[258]