The following is tho first portion of Dr Hocken's fifth lecture on the early history of Now Zealand, delivered nt the mooting ol the Otago Institute on the 7th inst.: —

Beforo reciting that page of early New Zea land history which relates to the first great rupture between the Englishman and tb- Maori, known a.s Ileko's war or rebellion oi the war iv tho North, it will bo convenient a: well as interesting to review the bonds which ii the early times ao firmly knit together the t. o races, and the causes which gradually but surely loosened thi-m and converted fast friends iutl. fierce antagonists. The earliest visitors to theso shores recogni-ed in tbe New Zca lander—ferocious cannibal though be was— » high typo of savage man. Hu was brave, eloquent, aud—as proved by his ex quisite carvings, varied dress, dwellings anil implements —possessed of considerable taste and ingenuity. Three-quarters of a century ago tho apostolic Samuel Marsden, chaplaiu of the then convict settlement of New South Wales, met several New Zealand natives who, ns sailors, visited Sydney. Ho was charmed with tbeir vivacity and intelligence, anil became fired witb tho idea of carrying to the New Zealand shores the blessings of Christianity and civilisation, j full account of thu mode in which he did this has been given you in a former lecture; but for im present purpose I must repeat that his muthu* of evangelisation proceeded on the plan of con currently teaching the useful arts of life an. religious doctrine. Ileuco lv's early missioi staff was composed of nieu skilled in agriculture tho working of iron, clone, and wood. Often wai seen the curious spectaclu of a group of savage: watching with amazement the fashioning of i piece of iron into a valuable nail; a lump o wood dexterously transformed into someuscfu article, the pious artisan meanwhile expound ing a Gospel truth. Tho men who could pur form such wonders, and could disclose th. secrets of a new world were regarded with thi highest admiration and friendship of their wit hosts who desired nothing more ardently than that hundreds of such men should comeanddwel amongst them. 