CHAPTER IV. Various measures devised for the benefit of New South Wales--The establishment of Missions in New Zealand--Friendship with Dr. Mason Good 47 CHAPTER V. Return to the Colony--Duaterra--His strange Adventures--Mr. Marsden's Labours in New South Wales--Aborigines--Their Habits--Plans for their Civilization 63 CHAPTER VI. Mr. Marsden's Correspondence with the London Missionary Society--Buys the brig Active--His First Voyage to New Zealand--Journal of Events 85 CHAPTER VII. Death of Duaterra--Trials of Mr. Marsden in the Colony--Libel of Philo-free--Letter to the Rev. George Burder--To Dr. Mason Good--Sympathy of his Friends in England--Congratulations of the 46th Regiment, and Mr. M's acknowledgment--Letters of Lord Gambier, Rev. C. Simeon, and Mrs. Fry 108 CHAPTER VIII. Tooi and Teterree--Mr. Marsden's Second Voyage to New Zealand--Progress of the Gospel there--Shunghie--His ferocity--Mr. Marsden returns to New South Wales--Third Voyage to New Zealand--Malicious charges brought against him in his absence--A Commission of Inquiry--Its result--Letters, etc.--Approbation of the Government 129 The Bay of Islands, New Zealand (_Engraving_) 133 CHAPTER IX. Fourth Visit to New Zealand--Trials and Successes of the various Missions--Shipwreck and Danger of Mr. Marsden and the Rev. S. Leigh--Returns home--Letter to Avison Terry, Esq. 167 CHAPTER X. Aborigines--South Sea Mission--Fresh Slanders on Mr. Marsden's character--His Pamphlet in self-defence--Letter of Messrs. Bennett and Tyerman--Libels and Action at Law--Verdict--Case of Ring--Pastoral Letters of Mr. Marsden: To a Lady; On the Divinity of Christ--Fifth Voyage to New Zealand--Letters, etc. 184 CHAPTER XI. Death of Dr. Mason Good--Malicious charges brought against Mr. Marsden and confuted--Sixth Voyage to New Zealand-- Frightful state of the Island--Battle of the Maories--Their Cannibalism--Progress of the Mission--Mr. Marsden's return--Death of Mrs. Marsden--Anticipation of his own decease 212 CHAPTER XII. State of New South Wales--The Aborigines--Cruelties practised upon them--Attempts to civilize and convert them--They fail--Mr. Marsden's Seventh Visit to New Zealand--His Daughter's Journal--Affection of the Natives--Progress of the Mission--Danger from European vices--Returns in H. M. S. Rattlesnake to Sydney 232 Paramatta Church (_Engraving_) 233