Travels in New Zealand: With a Map of the CountryCapper Press, 1973 - 174 pages Majoribanks, a Scottish writer, arrived in New Zealand in 1840. He describes the Boyd and Wairau massacres, and Maori cannibalism. |
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... governor , and took place on the 21st of July , 1841 , when , as the newspaper states , " his Excellency ful- filled his promise of honouring the inhabitants of Auckland with his company to dinner , at Wood's Royal Hotel . " This dinner ...
... governor , and took place on the 21st of July , 1841 , when , as the newspaper states , " his Excellency ful- filled his promise of honouring the inhabitants of Auckland with his company to dinner , at Wood's Royal Hotel . " This dinner ...
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... governor of New Zealand , we cer- tainly think the preferable situation . " The inhabitants of Port Nicholson , during the years 1840 and 1841 , laboured under great disadvan- tages , owing to the title under which the New Zea- land ...
... governor of New Zealand , we cer- tainly think the preferable situation . " The inhabitants of Port Nicholson , during the years 1840 and 1841 , laboured under great disadvan- tages , owing to the title under which the New Zea- land ...
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... governor . Governor Hobson , in his despatch to Lord Stanley , dated 15th December , 1841 , after stating that Mr. Clarke acts most conscientiously , both towards the government and the natives , says , in reference to an increase to ...
... governor . Governor Hobson , in his despatch to Lord Stanley , dated 15th December , 1841 , after stating that Mr. Clarke acts most conscientiously , both towards the government and the natives , says , in reference to an increase to ...
Contents
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CHAPTER | 35 |
Manners and Customs of the NativesTattooing | 83 |
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