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232 , and principals deal directly with their employés.

Although, as I have said, New Zealanders, as a rule, enjoy being actively engaged in work or business, yet they thoroughly understand and appreciate the art of recreation. Their amusements are, in many respects, similar to those which find favour in the Mother Country. They are enabled, however, by their superior climate to enjoy to a greater extent the delights of picnics and camping out. Lawn tennis is the favourite game indulged in by both sexes,