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NOTES ON NEW ZEALAND.
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Auckland across the bay, some three miles distance, is extensively patronized on Sunday afternoons. I might mention in this connection that the Sunday three mile limit is the law in New Zealand; in some parts of Australia a fifty mile limit is the rule.

The city is beautifully situated at the foot of Mount Eden, from the summit of which a magnificent view can be obtained.

The warmth of this northern district is not conducive to great business activity. Pleasure seems to be predominant in the minds of the inhabitants, and a great amount of money is invested in sports of