[ Booth / Five Years in New Zealand (1859 to 1864) ]
Published in 1912 by J. G. Hammond (London).
Booth (1843? - ?) is a little-known English writer; this is his only work, written not long after his return from New Zealand but not published until 1912.
This non-fiction account of the author's experience in New Zealand, undertaken when he was 16, begins with his preparations for emigration, which include saying good-bye to the family animals:
The day of parting at length arrived. It was a bright and lovely morning, about the middle of April, when I said goodbye to all my playmates at the old home, took a last look at the guns and fishing-rods, visited the various animals in the stables, gave a loving embrace to the great Newfoundland Juno, whom I could not hope to see again, submitted to be blessed and kissed by the servants and labourers, who had assembled to see me off, and took my seat on the car with my father, mother, and eldest brother, for the railway station, where C— was to meet us.