CHAPTER XIV.

Capital of New Zealand.--About the Native Race.--A City of Shops.--Local Earthquakes.--Large Glaciers.--McNab's Gardens. --A Public Nuisance.--Napier.--Maori Peculiarities.--Native Language.--Mythology.--Christianizing Savages.--Gisborne.-- Cruelty to Dumb Animals.--Shag Island.--Sir George Gray's Pleasant Home.--Oysters Growing on New Zealand Trees! 322-343