. The world's inhabitants; or, Mankind, animals, and plants; being a popular account of the races and nations of mankind, past and present, and the animals and plants inhabiting the great continents and principal islands. for by schoolsand universities. Religion is free and volun-tary, the Church of England and the Pres-byterians having the largest number ofadherents. The railroad system is well de-veloped ; and a general spirit of enterprise animates the colonial ad-Progress and ministration. Large grain crops, abundant wool, sheepenterprise, supplying an increasing food supply to England, an
. The world's inhabitants; or, Mankind, animals, and plants; being a popular account of the races and nations of mankind, past and present, and the animals and plants inhabiting the great continents and principal islands. for by schoolsand universities. Religion is free and volun-tary, the Church of England and the Pres-byterians having the largest number ofadherents. The railroad system is well de-veloped ; and a general spirit of enterprise animates the colonial ad-Progress and ministration. Large grain crops, abundant wool, sheepenterprise, supplying an increasing food supply to England, and all thebest products of temperate climates make New Zealand rich, evenwithout the gold which since 1860 has been largely produced, and theother rich mineral deposits which are at present but imperfectly de-veloped. Altogether, the New Zealanders have manifested many of thebest features of the British nation. Their early mistakes in dealing withthe Maoris Avere more the fault of the British Government than of thecolonists ; and the disastrous Maori wars of 1860-70, in which very manywere killed, were especially due to the policy of the Home Government indealing with waste lands. Much has since been done to pacify. MAORI WOMAN. Maori wars. them, especially by giving them seats in the colonial House of I THE NEW ZEALANDERS. 925 Representatives; but it is said that, with their abandonment of heathenpractices, they have lost much of their old elasticity of spirit and heartyenjoyment of life ; and their rapid diminution in numbers shows that com-paratively few have really become adapted to European civilisation. The Maoris are a distinct sub-division of the Polynesian race, beingthe most advanced in mental capacity and force of character. Physicallythey are above the middle height, some reaching six feet and „. In complexion they range from light to dark brown, characters more. of Maoris. with black hair, straight or curly. The mouth is large, andthe lips are well develoiDed, the
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