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and well-appointed. It controls a splendid view of the pleasure-giving features of the neighbourhood, on the left hand, the sea and shelly beach ; on the right, the broad lagoon and reedy isle, the graceful river, and the bushy undulations which extend for miles.

Amanzimtoti Lagoon

Boating, shooting, fishing, bathing, and tennis, are amongst the general enjoyments, while the artistic and photographic eye will discover numerous scenes worthy of attention. The beauties of the river, which is navigable for several miles, are by no means obtrusive : they require to be courted, but, when found, he would be an unimpressionable mortal who was not charmed with the many captivating spots along its palm-fringed banks. At various points these banks rise to almost perpendicular heights, on which the wild- banana, aloe, and candelabra-like euphorbia, tower assertively through the sub-tropical thickets. Those who wish to be " far from the madding crowd " cannot do better than seek the quiet nooks beside the Amanzimtoti.

Some three or four miles distant there is a large Mission Station, and a visit to the settlement will prove interesting.

Advancing southwards, we catch the first glimpse of the ocean. The sight is entrancing, and, with Longfellow's Count Arnaldos, one longs to learn " the secrets of the sea." With the exception of an occasional peep at the the glistening waters, the railway path lies through rich tropical vegetation.

Passing MlDDLETQN and WARNER siding halts,