A woman in the Antipodes and in the Far East . e aftervillage lie on either side. The steamer called at several busy wharves, and eitherembarked or disembarked small companies bound for atribal meeting, or a Tangi, or maybe on their way tofriends. Generally speaking, they are somewhat frowsy inappearance, and there is always a slovenly feeling, in mymind, about a shawl-covered head. However, among theseshawls one often catches sight of a bright bit of and again one sees a pretty young woman who, if ofany standing, has her chin and lips tattooed. In any casemuch hongi or nose-pressin
A woman in the Antipodes and in the Far East . e aftervillage lie on either side. The steamer called at several busy wharves, and eitherembarked or disembarked small companies bound for atribal meeting, or a Tangi, or maybe on their way tofriends. Generally speaking, they are somewhat frowsy inappearance, and there is always a slovenly feeling, in mymind, about a shawl-covered head. However, among theseshawls one often catches sight of a bright bit of and again one sees a pretty young woman who, if ofany standing, has her chin and lips tattooed. In any casemuch hongi or nose-pressing is indulged in. Wanganui is a pretty township situated on the banks ofthe river, five miles from its mouth. It has about ii,oooor 12,000 inhabitants, and is the centre of a thriving dis-trict. I was predestined to have an enjoyable three weekswith most hospitable, and what is more to the point, con-genial people. I went to them a stranger, and think Imay venture to say, I left a friend. My next move was in a north-westerly direction, to the. WAIOURU TO NELSON 89 Taranaki district, whose outstanding feature is MountEgmont, 8260 feet high, at the foot of which is situatedthe attractive little town and port of New Plymouth. New Plymouth has one of the most artistic and delight-ful natural Botanical Gardens I have ever seen. There arealso some pleasant walks by the sea on paths amid green-covered sand dunes, and over gentle slopes. I came acrossa lady here whom I had met in Masterton, and she and I,with two resident ladies, formed a hen party, and choos-ing a fine day, started in a motor for the mountain. It was a delightful run of fifteen miles to the boundaryof the Forest Reserve. After crossing the line beyondwhich the Government is endeavouring to retain the pristinebeauties of bush and fern land, we toiled up and up, wait-ing now and again to cool off the water, until we reached anelevation of 3200 feet at the Mountain House, whence acommanding view is obtained over the coun
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