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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Page 114
... appears to me substantially correct . The acting Governor issued the following procla- mation on the 12th day of July ... appear to me to warrant so harsh a censure . Such are the leading facts of this case , on which the enlightened ...
... appears to me substantially correct . The acting Governor issued the following procla- mation on the 12th day of July ... appear to me to warrant so harsh a censure . Such are the leading facts of this case , on which the enlightened ...
Page 138
... appear to be ample room for both , and while he remains in the village and cultivated grounds of his ancestors , the stranger has an equal right with him to appropriate any of the uncultivated waste around ; and the committee of the ...
... appear to be ample room for both , and while he remains in the village and cultivated grounds of his ancestors , the stranger has an equal right with him to appropriate any of the uncultivated waste around ; and the committee of the ...
Page 145
... appear like Christian women . And if it be not already proved , the experience of a few more years will demonstrate the fact , that the missionary enterprize is incompar- ably the most effective machinery that has ever been brought NEW ...
... appear like Christian women . And if it be not already proved , the experience of a few more years will demonstrate the fact , that the missionary enterprize is incompar- ably the most effective machinery that has ever been brought NEW ...
Contents
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CHAPTER | 35 |
Manners and Customs of the NativesTattooing | 83 |
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