296 MISSIONARY TOURS AND LABOURS

On the morning of May 21st we rose soon after 5,
started at 8 o'clock . by railway for Oxford, and, after
spending one night there at an Hotel, set off early the
next morning by carriage for Ohinemutu in the Hot
Lake District, where we arrived at 1 p.m. ; and, going to
the Lake Hotel, remained there until May the 25th.
At Ohinemutu, Lake Eotorua, which is about 33 miles
in circumference, is one of the principal objects of
attraction. This Lake is the colour of milk, from the
large quantities of white volcanic mud deposited beneath
its waters, and considerable quantities of steam rise
from certain parts of the surface of the Lake ; but in
places where there is no steam, the water is nearly cold.
