The political power of America in the Pacific appears predominant: the Sandwich Islands are all but annexed, Japan all but ruled by her, while the occupation of British Columbia is but a matter of time, and a Mormon descent upon the Marquesas is already planned. The relations of America and Australia will be the key to the future of the South. * * * * * On the 26th of December I left New Zealand for Australia. APPENDIX. A MAORI DINNER. For those who would make trial of Maori dishes, here is a native bill-of-fare, such as can be imitated in the South of England: HAKARI MAORI--A MAORI FEAST. _BILL-OF-FARE._ SOUP. KOTA KOTA Any shell-fish. FISH. INANGA Whitebait (boiled in milk, with leeks). PIHARAU Lamprey (stewed). TUNA Eels (steamed). MADE-DISHES. PUKÉKO Moor-hen (steamed). KOURA Craw-fish (boiled). TUI TUI Thrush (roast). KÉRÉRU Pigeon (baked in clay). ROAST. POOKA Pork (_short_ pig). GAME. PARÉRA Wild Duck (roasted on embers). VEGETABLES. PAUKÉNA Pumpkin. KAMU KAMU Vegetable Marrow. KAPUTI Cabbage (steamed). KUMATA Sweet Potatoes. SWEETS. TATARAMOA Cranberries (steamed). TANA Damsons (steamed with sugar). DESSERT. KARAMU Currants. PIKAKARIKA, _Dec._ 1866. END OF VOL. I. GREATER BRITAIN. _A RECORD OF TRAVEL_ IN ENGLISH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES DURING 1866-7. BY CHARLES WENTWORTH DILKE. VOL. II. WITH MAPS AND ILLUSTRATIONS. [Illustration] PHILADELPHIA: J. B. LIPPINCOTT & CO. LONDON: MACMILLAN & CO. 1869. PART III. AUSTRALIA. GREATER BRITAIN. CHAPTER I. SYDNEY.