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DR. J. M. BELL was for six years the director of the Geological Survey of New Zealand, and during his service there his duties and inclinations carried him into several of the most remote and least settled areas. A series of valuabk: memoirs on New Zealand geology has already testified to the enthusiasm and energy with which he threw himself into his work-In this volume he records his general reminiscences of his travels, and describes his numerous adventures by the flooded rivers, on the mountains, and in the bush, and narrates various incidents in the early history of the dominion. He was greatly impressed by the rich variety in both the topography and geology of New Zealand, and was delighted with its superb scenery, which is illustrated by a well-selected collection of excellent photographs by the Government Tourist Department, and by a series of artistically coloured sketches by his companion, Mr. C. H. Eastlake.
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The Wilds of Maoriland. By Dr. J. M. Bell . Pp. xiii+253+ plate London: Macmillan and Co., Ltd., 1914.) Price 15s.
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The Wilds of New Zealand 1 . Nature 93, 482–483 (1914). https://doi.org/10.1038/093482a0
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