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Rh created considerable stir shortly before my departure. The Archbishop had resigned, and his successor, according to rule and custom, was the Bishop who had been ordained for the longest period. But each of the Bishops claimed this distinction, and for some considerable time the post remained vacant while the matter was under discussion. How it was settled I have not heard.

There are many people of wealth in New Zealand, and all, or nearly all, belong to one or other of the various religious denominations. The old settlers are extremely liberal and advance money towards the