All governments are more or less short-sighted: in England they fine the poacher, whereas he ought to be banished to New Zealand.

New Zealand would pay his way, and give him wages.
It was from Bluff that we ought to have cut across to the west coast and visited the New Zealand Switzerland, a land of superb scenery, made up of snowy grandeurs, anal mighty glaciers, and beautiful lakes; and over there, also, are the wonderful rivals of the Norwegian and Alaskan fiords; and for neighbor, a waterfall of 1,900 feet; but we were obliged to postpone the trip to some later and indefinite time.
November 6.

A lovely summer morning; brilliant blue sky.

A few miles out from Invercargill, passed through vast level green expanses snowed over with sheep.

Fine to see.