PREFACE.
CHAPTER I.
The Country, the Climate, and the Natural Productions of New Zealand.
ADVANTAGES OF SITUATION.
THE NORTH ISLAND.
NATIVE ANIMALS, BIRDS, REPTILES, FISHES, etc.
THE CLIMATE.
CHAPTER II.
Agriculture.
CATTLE .
PIGS .
HORSES .
RABBITS .
CHAPTER III.
Mining and Minerals.
GOLD .
COAL.
SILVER.
COPPER, LEAD AND IRON.
PETROLEUM.
CHAPTER IV.
Manufactures and Minor Industries.
WOOL.
NEW ZEALAND FLAX.
KAURI GUM.
LEATHER.
TIMBER.
FURNITURE.
IRON FOUNDRIES.
MILLS.
BREAD AND BAKERIES.
BREWERIES.
BRICKS AND POTTERIES.
FRUIT GROWING.
RAILWAYS.
CHAPTER V.
Social and Political.
LIFE AND SOCIETY.
THE QUESTION OF EMPLOYMENT.
THE VARIOUS CLASSES OF SOCIETY.
AMUSEMENTS.
RELIGIOUS CONDITION.
THE LEGAL PROFESSION.
THE MEDICAL PROFESSION.
POLICE AND MILITARY.
DOMESTIC SERVANTS AND WIVES.
THE LABOUR QUESTION.
THE LEGISLATURE AND POLITICS.
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