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 22
... Once more the sextant fills the Captain's hand ; Once more the gallant Lawyer ‡ mounts his guard , Prepar'd for fight in yonder savage land . And now the Butcher takes his wonted stroll , ' Midst pigs and fowls that know full well his ...
... Once more the sextant fills the Captain's hand ; Once more the gallant Lawyer ‡ mounts his guard , Prepar'd for fight in yonder savage land . And now the Butcher takes his wonted stroll , ' Midst pigs and fowls that know full well his ...
Page 50
... once from the plain , like the Alps from the vale of Lombardy . The port , if it can be called one , is only a roadstead ; and indeed there is no port on the west coast without a dangerous bar at the entrance . " Lieutenant John Wood ...
... once from the plain , like the Alps from the vale of Lombardy . The port , if it can be called one , is only a roadstead ; and indeed there is no port on the west coast without a dangerous bar at the entrance . " Lieutenant John Wood ...
Page 75
... once a fortnight . " The Nelson , which has recently arrived from New Zealand , brings replies to despatches and advices by the Ursula , " the first of Mr. Earp's packet ships . The " Ursula " made her passage to the colony in 110 days ...
... once a fortnight . " The Nelson , which has recently arrived from New Zealand , brings replies to despatches and advices by the Ursula , " the first of Mr. Earp's packet ships . The " Ursula " made her passage to the colony in 110 days ...
Contents
CHAPTER | 9 |
CHAPTER | 35 |
Manners and Customs of the NativesTattooing | 83 |
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