Frederick Spencer, whom we met in Rome some years
ago, and who was residing at Ohinemutu at the time
we were there. On the morning of May 24th we
walked to the springs of boiling water, saw several
quantities of boiling mud bubbling up at a little distance
from the surface of the ground ; and, in the afternoon,
took a drive to the Geysers, which are springs of boUing
water that rise with great force for several feet into the
air, and generate large quantities of steam, which can
be seen floating about in clouds from a considerable
distance. These Geysers were well worth seeing, and
are of the same character, I believe, as those in Iceland.
On May 25th, at 10 a.m., we took our departure from
Ohinemutu, went back by coach to Oxford, and the
following afternoon returned by railway to Auckland,
where we arrived at 10 that night, after an excursion,
to and from the Hot Lake and Volcanic District, of
373 miles.
At Auckland Mr. Miiller resumed his service for the
Lord, and continued, as already mentioned, to preach
in that city and in the neighbourhood until June the
27th ; but our long visit of nearly six months to New
Zealand having now come to a close, on the afternoon
of that day we embarked on board the " Eotomahana,"
a large Ocean Steamship, which sailed at half-past 5.
