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PREFACE.
Graves—who have so kindly read and criticised my MS. My descriptions deal entirely with the South Island; to those who have only visited the warmer North Island, possibly they may appear untrue to what they remember; they are, however, taken from journals carefully kept throughout our wanderings–a faithful record of my impressions.
No attempt is made to describe the rapidly growing towns and busy life on the East; beyond the mighty barrier of the Southern Alps lies the land of which I write–South Westland.
