Chapter 6

Embark for New Zealand.--The Albatross.--Experiments with Sea Water.--Oil upon the Waves.--Geography of New Zealand.--Mineral Wealth.--City of Dunedin.--Public Schools.--Native Cannibals.--Christchurch.--A Wonderful Bird.--Wellington, Capital of New Zealand.--Habits of the Natives.--The Race of Maori Indians.--Liability to Earthquakes.--A Submerged Volcano in Cook's Strait. 81