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 15
... pigs is almost equal to that of a clap of thunder . Talking of pigs , Mr. Dickens , in his late work on America , gives an amusing anecdote of one he met with in the streets of Washington . This pig had only one ear , having parted with ...
... pigs is almost equal to that of a clap of thunder . Talking of pigs , Mr. Dickens , in his late work on America , gives an amusing anecdote of one he met with in the streets of Washington . This pig had only one ear , having parted with ...
Page 26
... pigs then to be had in the " earthly paradise " of the far famed Mr. Montefiore ; but by putting two or three pigs ' heads into the pot at once , we had excellent Scotch broth every day , and George always treated me to a glass of ...
... pigs then to be had in the " earthly paradise " of the far famed Mr. Montefiore ; but by putting two or three pigs ' heads into the pot at once , we had excellent Scotch broth every day , and George always treated me to a glass of ...
Page 65
... pigs , and cattle thrive well , almost in every part where there are bushes , herbs , plantain - leaf , and a little grass . Cattle occasionally take a bite of the fern , but , as the natives do of its roots , because other food is ...
... pigs , and cattle thrive well , almost in every part where there are bushes , herbs , plantain - leaf , and a little grass . Cattle occasionally take a bite of the fern , but , as the natives do of its roots , because other food is ...
Contents
CHAPTER | 9 |
CHAPTER | 35 |
Manners and Customs of the NativesTattooing | 83 |
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