The King Country; or, Explorations in New Zealand A Narrative of 600 Miles of Travel Through Maoriland.

CHAPTER V.

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HOT-SPRING LIFE.

Ohinemutu and Lake Rotorua--Te Ruapeka--The old _pa_--Native baths--Delightful bathing--A curious graveyard--Pigs--Area of thermal action--Character of the springs--Chemical constituents--Noted springs--Whakarewarewa--Te Koutu--Kahotawa--"_Tenakoe, pakeha_"--Hot and cold 56