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 103
... claims to nearly the one - half of the above amount . One of the Church of England missionary catechists , Mr. Fairburn , laid claim to a tract of country near Auckland , extending to about thirty square miles , not a bad estate for a ...
... claims to nearly the one - half of the above amount . One of the Church of England missionary catechists , Mr. Fairburn , laid claim to a tract of country near Auckland , extending to about thirty square miles , not a bad estate for a ...
Page 114
... claiming land in this colony , in all cases where the claim is denied or disputed by the original native owners , from ... claims to land in New Zealand . " This proclamation , gave great offence to the set- tlers , who in their leading ...
... claiming land in this colony , in all cases where the claim is denied or disputed by the original native owners , from ... claims to land in New Zealand . " This proclamation , gave great offence to the set- tlers , who in their leading ...
Page 120
... claims to land in the valley of the Wairoa , and , but for the recent fatal collision , all claims in that district would in all probability at this moment have been disposed of . " His Excellency deems it proper now to inform you ...
... claims to land in the valley of the Wairoa , and , but for the recent fatal collision , all claims in that district would in all probability at this moment have been disposed of . " His Excellency deems it proper now to inform you ...
Contents
CHAPTER | 9 |
CHAPTER | 35 |
Manners and Customs of the NativesTattooing | 83 |
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