' This is preceded by a lull in the hotwind; then suddenly (as it has been put) it is as though abladder of cool air were exploded, and the strong coolsoutherly air drives up with tremendous force. The tree called by the Maoris Aka, which is anotherspecies of Metrosederos (M. jingle, which perhaps sounds better); it is a kind ofdos-a-dos conveyance, holding three in front and three behind:it has 1898INTRODUCTIONCONTENTSI.