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 50
... Wood , in his late work , entitled " Twelve months in Wellington , Port Nicholson , " pub- lished by Richardson , Cornhill , London , agrees with Mr. Thorp in thinking Auckland preferable for the capi- tal to Wellington , which I do ...
... Wood , in his late work , entitled " Twelve months in Wellington , Port Nicholson , " pub- lished by Richardson , Cornhill , London , agrees with Mr. Thorp in thinking Auckland preferable for the capi- tal to Wellington , which I do ...
Page 98
... wood and water ; and , while it was absent , a man was observed swimming towards the vessel , and a boat having been sent to his assistance , all on board were horrified at the account which he gave of the tragical fate which his ...
... wood and water ; and , while it was absent , a man was observed swimming towards the vessel , and a boat having been sent to his assistance , all on board were horrified at the account which he gave of the tragical fate which his ...
Page 108
... wood , and the re- mainder with fern , grass , or bulrush , though there are few traces of cultivation in any part of them . In the meantime , the surveying party of the New Zealand Company had been employed during the whole month of ...
... wood , and the re- mainder with fern , grass , or bulrush , though there are few traces of cultivation in any part of them . In the meantime , the surveying party of the New Zealand Company had been employed during the whole month of ...
Contents
CHAPTER | 9 |
CHAPTER | 35 |
Manners and Customs of the NativesTattooing | 83 |
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