The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-09-25
qyew ZEALAND.

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known as North Island, Middle Island,
and Stewart leland, which latter is a
small island lying to the south Of the
Middle Island, and containing only 76O
square miles. The North Island CON
tains about A 900 square miles, having
a rather smaller area than England
The Middle island contains about S..
600 square miles. having an area about
equal to that Of England and Wales
combined.
In 1870 the population OF New Zealand
was 24S,000. A census was taken again
in March, 1873, by which the population
was ascertained to be nearly 4l6, 900,
besides 5000 Maoris, or natives, CIV
ing an increase in the white population
Of s~ixty-seven per cent in eight years.
The greater number Of the Maoris live
in the North Island, there being up
ward Of 10000 OF them there. They are
scattered over an area Of d23, 500, 600
acres, giving less than n native TO the
square mile. The greater number Of
them are Christians, ard they have
many churches and schools, and are
daily more and more conforming to Eu-
ropean habits in their dress, manners
and houses.
The climate Of New Zealand is equa-
BILE, the variations Of temperature being
comparatively slight. II must be re-
membered that, as New Zealand Is' in
the southern hemisphere, all the mete-
geological conditions are the reverse OF
those in countries in the northern hem.
isphere, excepting The east and west
winds, which are the same there as here.
The gun is seen to the north at noon
instead Of to the south, and the moon
also; while consultations which, like the
Great Bear, are seen by us in the north
ern sky, are not visible at all in New
Zealand. But the inhabitants of the
southern hemisphere see many %constel,
lations in the southern skies which are
never seen by us in the north.
ID Gold is found in considerable quanti-
ties in New Zealand, both as a~lluvial
gold, which is obtained by washing the
deposits of dirt with which the gold is
mixed, and also In veins in the quartz
rock. The quantity of gold exported
from the islands between April 1, 1857,
and June 80, 1878, was 8. 1926, 795 ounces,
the value of which is set down at e64,-
476, 495 sterling. o OF this, ELL, 301
sterling were exported in the half year
ending June 80, 1878. 90 tH
Other valuable metals, such as silver,
mercury, copper, lead, chromium, man
ganese, and-last, but most important
iron, have been discovered in the colo.
ny, and will be worked to advantage
The coal fields are subdivided and let by
government on terms very favorable to
the ~lessees.
There are in the islands between $780,
600, 600 and 0,0O0, 900 acres suitable
for farming purposes, Of which about
so, 900, 900 are better adapted for pas.
turage, the remainder being better for
agricultural uses.
There are no large quadrupeds indi
genous to New Zealand, a small kind Of
u
rat being apparently the only one; but
all kinds Of domestic cattle have been
introduced, and thrive abundantly.
The Indigenous forest Of New Zealand
is evergreen, and contains some very
valuable kinds Of timber. Many of the
more valuable trees Of Europe and
America have been introduced, and
flourish with ayigor rarely seen in their
original homes. Fruit is abundant all
over the colony, among the best of
which are oranges, alemons, citrons. 10.
quato, peaches, apples, pears, grapes,
melons, figs, apricots, plums, and many
other. .g7t saag3 s. aagsgt a
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