"Being some Account of Life and Work in the Province of Canterbury, South Island."
A set fo 26 letters covering the Author's period of service in New Zealand as an Anglican priest. They cover his parochial work in Christchurch, on the West Coast, and Timaru. This is interspersed with commentary on Diocesan matters along with accounts of his journeys between New Zealand and England. - Summary by Beeswaxcandle
Chapters
1 Preface 3 min 2 Letter I: Christmas 1856 First year in New Zealand 24 min 3 Letter II: Sep. 1857 First year in New Zealand 24 min 4 Letter III: Nov. 1857 First year in New Zealand 36 min 5 Letter IV: Jul. 1861 First Parochial work 36 min 6 Letter V: Oct. 1863, Dec. 1864 Parochial work. Homewards to obtain clergy 31 min 7 Letter VI: Sep. 1866 West Coast goldfields 38 min 8 Letter VII: Feb. 1868 West Coast goldfields 34 min 9 Letter VIII: Jul. 1868 Crossing Southern Alps. Diocesan and General Synod 38 min 10 Letter IX: May 1869 Diocesan and General Synod 17 min 11 Letter X: Nov. 1872 Miners. Bishop Harper 25 min 12 Letter XI: Nov. 1874 New Zealand Church Constitution 19 min 13 Letter XII: Jun. 1875 Departure from West Coast 10 min 14 Letter XIII: Feb. 1876 Timaru, South Canterbury 20 min 15 Letter XIV: Dec. 1881 Timaru, South Canterbury 15 min 16 Letter XV: Jan. 1884 Timaru, South Canterbury 42 min 17 Letter XVI: Sep. 1890 England. Italy 43 min 18 Letter XVII: Oct. 1890 Sailing back to New Zealand 19 min 19 Letter XVIII: Jul. 1894 Parochial and Diocesan work 15 min 20 Letter XIX: Sep. 1897 Parochial and Diocesan work 15 min 21 Letter XX: May 1899. England. Italy. Sicily 25 min 22 Letter XXI: Feb. 1902 Egypt. Church Government in New Zealand 24 min 23 Letter XXII: Jan. 1905 Church Government in New Zealand 27 min 24 Letter XXIII: Sep. 1907 Social Life in New Zealand 10 min 25 Letter XXIV: Dec. 1907 Completion S. Mary's Church, Timaru 14 min 26 Letter XXV: Sep. 1909 Completion S. Mary's Church, Timaru 18 min 27 Letter XXVI: 1911 Farewell to New Zealand 8 min