Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-04-14
Jenson's Travels.


among the Europeans The latter isl-
deis lex and Dimuud) are having a hard
Time u It, as the vhitc inhabitants OF
that part ui the country, though quite
numerous, have no inclination 10 receive
he Gospel u is very seldom Tat the
Elders can obtain school houses 90
preach TO-, OF indeed any puzzle building,
without paying high'fJnt, and only a
lew viii open their houses Tor cottage
meetings. Nor do the people as a rule
treat the Elders with that hospitality
which i5 sometime Characteristic o PEG.
pie who live 90 % new and spatsCIy set.
He'd country. They usually have to pay
for their board and lodging While the
two Elders labuung among the luf0'
peaus yen ally travel on 100 or by iraini
The three among the MaJus travel ON
horseback.
Inc WaiWrapa district consists OF four
branches OF which three con lists of
Maori and one OF European members
The latter is called the palmefstuu
branch and consists Of the Saints rcsil.
INK in Palmcrtun North and at Ashuut
and Fairy Glen, near Fielding. Most Of
The members WCr. baptized Boo other
parts OF New Zealand but located no
different times 10 The ManaWatu country
where Elder Ben Goddard ON Deem
Der iIiu, Itgg. organized them Ia,U
branch Of the Church with Robot Arm
strong, who was aliyd.y an Elder as
president A series % meetings were
held 10 the Theatre at palmerioH North
az which there was % good attendance e
people who seemed Interested 900 the
principles advocated by Elders William
I. Stewart aud Ben Goddard, but none
so lac have yielded obedience ~ them,
a sunday school which still holds rcgu
lar sg5 ious, was organized at Palmer
aiun North ON July 9th. Is.g.
The Iakapulhla branch. also ire
uuunuy called the pouruJ branch con
slsis Of the native Saints residing DO the
native village OF Takapuahia which lies
adjacent 10 the European town OF tofi.
fua, which Is fourteen miles north Of
wellington. The branch was organized
by Elders John w. kauitinamuku aud
David Muir September 3IiH, isss. with
lllhepa HuromOna as president lt IS
sull the lest branch 10 the district
The Awapuni branch consists of the
Maori Saints residing BOO scattered con.
uIiiun near lalmurtuu North. the bulk
OF them however lives no AwauuuI
little village situated two miles south.
west OF PalmyUtIn North, on the foNt1n
railway, Some also I've az NgIWhall-
fau aud IusgiJtlri. The branch was
organized May i7lh, 1855 but has
seen many 'ups ana downs" and changes
since that time
The third Maori branch OF the Mana.
Watu district is called the poroaoWhao
branch and consists 1I Saints residing u
Nllage of that name, situated about
iuuf miles northwest OF Levin railway
station, nlty'uing miles north OF yelling.
ton or thirty miles south oi Palmer.
sion North. The branch was FIRST or.
E1ngri August 10Th, 1850 by Elders
Joseph n. Haywood and Joseph S.
Grocs beck, bu, san hardly be said TO
exist at the present as most ui the
former members have leit the Church.
and others moved away to other parts
Of the country.
Thursday December s,h. Elder
Gardner and myself bid farewell to the
good Saints of lakaputhia. or ponrua
aud also Elder James S. Abbott the pres.
idcnt OF the Mauawalu district who ac
cnmpanitd Us TO the railway station, and
travelled fourteen miles by rail through
q hil y country to Wellington. the clpi.
TAI OF New Lgaliui, where we spent the
remainder Of the day attending TO bust.
ness connected with the transportation
OF our Elders, aud We also spent some
time IN the museum and the public
library.
Wellington, the capital OF Empire
City" OF New Zealand, and the seat OF
government of the colony, Is situated at
the head OF Port NlCholson-a fine har.
Dor circular iu form, and one Of the
saiest and most CommUdious In New
Zealand Wellington Is hemmed by
surrounding hills, which has uttessitatgd
large areas OF land being reclaimed
from the harbur or bay, ON paris OF
which some OF the finest hui dIngs are
erected. Most OF the fine residences
are petchei ON the hill sides, which
gives the city a very picturesque appear.
dncc, as one approaches u from tie sea.
A. the lhorudun end Of the city ia the
residence OF the governor oithe colony
a handsome building ui the Italian style
OF architecture. Adjoining are the
houses Of Parliament, aud nearer the
business part Of the city are the general
government buildings, which enjoy the
distinction Of b ing the largest wooden
structures m the world. Elder Gardner
and went al through these buildings,
which are full oil government Offices ana
the depository OF the most valuable