Nelson

Nelson, the capital of a provincial district in New Zealand, is situated at the north end of South Island, at the mouth of the Maitai, a small river at the head of Blind Bay. The situation is very beautiful, on a flat, hemmed in by rugged hills and amidst almost tropical luxuriance. The harbour is sheltered and accessible to ships drawing 18 feet; and there is regular steam communication with Sydney and Melbourne. The city was founded in 1841; its water-supply is good. There is a cathedral, a literary institute, and museum, public hospital, and asylum. The manufactures of the town comprise cloth, leather, soap, and jam. Pop. (1891) 5626; with suburbs, over 10,000.