Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net Five Years in New Zealand (1859 to 1864.) BY ROBERT B. BOOTH, M.Inst.C.E. LONDON: J. G. HAMMOND & CO., LTD. Fleet Lane, Old Bailey, E.C. 1912. Contents. PAGE CHAPTER I. How I came to Emigrate 1 CHAPTER II. The Voyage--Rats on Board--The White Squall--Harpooning a Shark--Burial of the Twins--Tropics--Icebergs--Exchange of Courtesies in mid-Pacific 4 CHAPTER III. Port Lyttelton and Christchurch--Call on Friends--Visit Malvern Hill 14 CHAPTER IV. A Period of Uncertainty--Leave for Nelson as Cadets on Sheep Run 19 CHAPTER V. Working of a Sheep Run--Scab--C's Departure for Home 25 CHAPTER VI. Shepherd's Life--Driving Sheep--Killing Wild Sow--Return to Christchurch 30 CHAPTER VII. I join a Survey Party--Travel to the Ashburton 36 CHAPTER VIII. Wild Pig Hunting 41 CHAPTER IX. Cattle Ranching and Stock Riding 46 CHAPTER X. Take Employment with a Bush Contractor--Serious Illness--Start for South and the Gold Diggings 51 CHAPTER XI. Our Eventful Journey to the Gold Diggings 58 CHAPTER XII. Life on the Gold Diggings 64 CHAPTER XIII. Leave the Diggings--Attempt to Drive Wild Cattle thereto--Return to Dunedin 69 CHAPTER XIV. Leave for Mesopotamia--Road-making--Sheep Mustering--Death of Dr. Sinclair--Contracts on the Ashburton, etc. 73 CHAPTER XV. Winter under the Southern Alps--Frost Bite--Seeking Sheep in the Snow--The Runaway 80 CHAPTER XVI. Start on Exploring Expedition to the Wanaka Lake 85 CHAPTER XVII. Exploration Trip continued--Weekas--Inspection of New Country--Escape from Fire 89 CHAPTER XVIII. Death of Parker--Royal Mail robbed by a Cat--Meet with Accident fording River 94 CHAPTER XIX. The Ghost Story--Benighted in the Snow 99 CHAPTER XX. Decide to go to India--Visit Melbourne, etc.--Arrival at Bombay 106 List of Illustrations. SEE PAGE Harpooning a Shark 7 The Arrival of Lapworth 16 Pat and His Mail Bag Dislodged by a Cat 96 Killing the Wild Sow 34 Encounter with Wild Boar 44