lecturing in Belfast in February, 1866, and he died in June of the same year. It is said of him that he was popular with students and welcome in society. It is not known if Craik met Rutherford. He probably did not. He may have had “The New Zealanders” partly written when the manuscript describing Rutherford’s adventures was placed in his hands. In that case, he wove it into his book, using it as a means of illustrating his remarks on the Maoris’ customs. His work bears the stamp of honesty and industrious care. He collected all the information dealing with New Zealand available at the time, and he pro duced a fairly large book, which, for many years after it was published, must have been a valuable contribution to the public’s store of ‘ 1 entertaining knowledge. ’ ’ Rutherford, as his narrative shows, was ten years amongst the Maoris. He was an ignorant sailor. He could not write, and the account of his adventures, it is explained, was dictated to a friend while he was on the voyage back to England. Craik says that if allowance is made for some grammatical solecisms, the story, as it appeared in the manuscript, was told with great clearness, and sometimes with considerable spirit. Knight evidently knew him, as it is stated in “The New Zealanders” that 11 the publisher of this volume had many conver sations with him when he was exhibited in London.” It is probable, too, that Brougham