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 76
... whales have no teeth , consuming their food by suction . The sperm whales , on the contrary , have teeth , and , in general , do not exceed sixty feet in length , whereas , the black whales are sometimes a hundred . The former , however ...
... whales have no teeth , consuming their food by suction . The sperm whales , on the contrary , have teeth , and , in general , do not exceed sixty feet in length , whereas , the black whales are sometimes a hundred . The former , however ...
Page 77
... whale , ( sperm whales never coming with- in reach of a shore party , ) are now forming rapidly in Cook's Straits and other parts ; composed chiefly of emigrants who have gone to settle in that country . Captain Daniell almost loaded a ...
... whale , ( sperm whales never coming with- in reach of a shore party , ) are now forming rapidly in Cook's Straits and other parts ; composed chiefly of emigrants who have gone to settle in that country . Captain Daniell almost loaded a ...
Page 80
... whales are taken at some of the stations than was the case formerly , but this is no proof that a less number frequent the coast . The establishment of so many whaling parties along the coast , causes such competition , that there are ...
... whales are taken at some of the stations than was the case formerly , but this is no proof that a less number frequent the coast . The establishment of so many whaling parties along the coast , causes such competition , that there are ...
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Manners and Customs of the NativesTattooing | 83 |
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