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INDEX.
ABORIGINES.
Aborigines,their immigration into New Zealand, i. 51--59.
Act, Scrip, ii. 192.
Acts, Waste lands of 1856 and 1858, ii. 268.
Agnes, massacre of crew of the, i. 253.
Ahuriri, ii. 188.
Akaroa harbour, i. 9.
Albatross (Toroa), i. 28.
Allen the bugler, ii. 132.
Alzdorf, Baron, killed by earthquake, ii. 231.
Aorere river, gold discovered at, ii. 261.
Aotea harbour, i. 9.
Arawa canoe burnt by settlers, i. 122.
Arney, Chief Justice, ii. 266.
Association, Canterbury, ii. 184.
Atkyns, Captain, commands Auckland volunteers, ii. 127.
Atua, the Maori gods, i. 108.
Auckland harbour, i. 8; town of, ii. 27.
Aurora Australis, i. 44.
Balneavis, Captain, ii. 146.
Banks, Sir Joseph, i. 20.
Baring, Mr. Francis, chairman of New Zealand Association, ii. 4.
Bartley, Mr., ii. 217.
Bay of Islands, i. 6--8.
Bay of Plenty, i. 6.
Beattie, Mr., his purchase of island of Kanan, ii. 165.
Beattie, Lieutenant, ii. 117.
Beecham, Mr. John, ii. 6.
Beechy, Captain, his account of modern Polynesian immigration, i. 64,
Belligny, M. de, agent of French Immigration Company, ii. 10.
Bible translated into Maori, i. 311.
CHALMERS.
Blackburn, Ensign, killed at Horokiwi, ii. 137.
Bluff harbour, i. 9.
Bontius, i. 34.
Boulcott's farm, surprise at, ii. 132.
Bourke, Sir Richard, i. 272.
Boyd, massacre of crew of the, i. 249.
Branks, Mr., assassination of, ii. 173.
Bridge, Major, ii. 108.
Brodie, Mr., his importation of pheasants and sparrows, i. 31.
Brooke, Sir James, i. 57.
Brown, Rev. A. N , his description of a New Zealand battle-field, i. 145.
Brown, Mr. William, ii. 209.
Browne, Colonel Gore, Governor of New Zealand, ii. 234.
Bruce, George, one of the first settlers in New Zealand, i. 244; carried off by Captain Dalrymple, 245.
Brunner, Mr. Thomas, ii. 200.
Buddie, Rev. Mr., ii. 175.
Buller, Mr. Charles, M. P., his motion on New Zealand affairs, ii. 120.
Bunbury, Major, ii. 21.
Burial feasts (Hahungas), i. 188.
Busby, Mr. James, first British Resident in New Zealand, i. 270; his declaration of independence, 278.
Caladium Esculentum (Taro), i. 156.
Campbell, Dr. Logan, ii. 175.
Cannibalism, i. 141; anecdote of, 142.
Canterbury, history of, settlement, ii. 183.
Cape Campbell, i. 9.
Cape Colville, i. 8.
Cape Farewell, i. 9.
Cargill, Captain, ii. 168.
Census of 1851, ii. 194; of 1858, 276.
Chalmers, Port, ii. 168.
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CHATHAM.
Chatham Islands, ii. 35.
Christchurch, ii. 186, 205.
Churches in colony, ii. 264.
Clark, Mr. George, ii. 119.
Clifford, Mr., speaker of House of Representatives, ii. 216, 239; knighted, 263.
Coal, discovery of, ii. 275.
Coates, Mr. Dandeson, ii. 5.
Company, New Zealand, its dissolution, ii. 190.
Constitution Act of 1846, ii. 158; 1852, 189.
Cook, Captain, his discovery and exploration of New Zealand, i. 230.
Cook's Straits, i. 4,
Cordyline Australis, i. 157.
Coromandel, gold-fields at i. 197.
Cowell, Mr. J. W., his charge against the New Zealand Company, ii. 192.
Darling, Governor, his proclamation against the sale of heads, i. 263.
Dashwood, Mr., ii. 200.
Denny, Captain, ii. 128.
D'Entrecasteaux, Admiral, i. 242.
Despard, Colonel, commands expedition against Oheawai, ii. 113.
D'Harcourt, Captain, i. 236.
Diplomatic feasts (Hakaries), i. 189.
Duff, ship missionary expedition to Tahiti, i. 305.
Dunedin, ii. 168.
Durham, Lord, member of New Zealand Company, i. 269.
D'Urville, Captain, i. 270.
Durville Island, i. 4.
Dusky Bay, i. 33.
Eaheinomawe, ancient name of North Island, i. 4.
Earthquakes, noticed by Captain Cook, Mr. Stephens, and Judge Chapman, i. 10; of 1848, ii. 170; of 1852, 231.
East Cape, i. 8.
Egmont, Mount, i. 6.
Eyre, Mr. George, Lieutenant-Governor of New Munster, ii. 159.
Fairburn, Rev. William, his land purchases, i. 262.
HEKE.
Fencibles, New Zealand, ii, 166.
Ferns, number of, i. 15; edible, 154.
Fernandez, Juan, i. 226.
Fitzgerald, Mr. Edward, ii. 187; member of Executive Council, 217; his proceedings in that capacity, 218.
Fitzroy, Captain Robert, Governor of New Zealand, ii. 82; superseded, 122.
Flaxplant, i. 157; ii. 260.
Foveaux Straits, i. 4.
French, the, their attempt to settle in New Zealand, ii. 30.
Fresne, Marion de, i. 233; his assassination, 234.
Frogs found in New Zealand, i. 29.
Fungi eaten by Maoris, i. 19.
Furniture woods, i. 20.
Gilfillan, Mr., assassinated by natives, ii. 142.
Gipps, Sir George, Governor of New South Wales, i. 278.
Godley, Mr. John Robert, ii. 183.
Gold discoveries, ii. 197, 198.
Gonneville, Binct Pauhnier de, i. 225.
Gore, Lieutenant, i. 231.
Grant, Captain, killed at Oheawai, ii. 117.
Great Barrier Island, i. 4.
Grey, Captain George, governor of South Australia, ii. 121; governor of New Zealand, 124.; his exertions during the war, 148; asserts right of Crown to waste lands, 159; returns home, 210.
Hahungas, or burial feasts, i. 188.
Hakaries, or diplomatic feasts, i. 189.
Hale, Horatio, on Polynesian Migrations, i. 52.
Hapuku, a large saltwater fish, i. 30.
Harriet, massacre of crew of the, i. 272.
Hawaiki, i. 57.
Hawke's Bay, i. 8; ii. 188.
Hawkesworth, Dr., his Narrative of Cook's Voyage, i. 231.
Heke, Hone, i. 328, ii. 95; abducts Mrs. Lord, 97; his outrages at Ko-
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HENDERSON.
rorareke, 97; his warfare against the settlers, 102; his letter to Governor Fitzroy, 113; his death, 200.
Henderson, Captain, R.A., engaged at Horokiwi, ii. 138.
Herd, Captain, agent of the New Zealand Company, i. 269.
Heu Heu, a Maori chief, ii. 121.
Hinau berries, i. 156.
Hine Moa, legend of, i. 179
Hobson, Captain, of H.M S. Rattlesnake, protects settlers at Kororareke, and appointed governor of New Zealand, i. 288, ii. 9; his death, 58.
Hoiho, a wingless waterfowl, i. 28.
Home, Captain Sir E., ii. 111.
Hongi, Hika, a Maori chief, i. 134, 143, 255.
Hongi, a Maori mode of salutation, i.200.
Horokiwi, fortifications at, ii. 137.
Horton, Mr. Wilmot, his emigration movement at, i. 268.
Huia, a small bird, i. 24.
Hulme, Colonel, commanding expedition against Hone Heke, ii. 108.
Huntley, his trial, i. 178.
Hutt River, i. 6.
Ikorangi, ii. 111.
Inanga, a small lake fish, i. 30.
Iririi, or Rohi, the Maori ceremony of baptism, i. 188.
Jackson's Bay, i. 9.
Johnston, commander, ii. 115.
Kahu, a bird of the falcon family, i. 23.
Kaiapoi, ii. 186.
Kaikohe, i. 37.
Kaipara harbour, i. 8.
Kaitaia, chief settlement of Rarewa tribe, i. 88.
Kaka, a brown parrot, i. 23, 25.
Kakapo, or night parrot, i. 26.
Karaka fruit, i. 157.
Karewarewa, or sparrowhawk, i. 23.
Kataitai, or groundlark, i. 25.
Kauau, Island of, i. 4.
Kauri tree,i. 17, 19; gum, 20.
MAORIS.
Kawhia harbour, i. 9.
Kawiti, a Maori chief, ii. 103, 107, 110, 121, 126, 153,202.
Kiekie, a New Zealand fruit, i. 20.
Kiki, a celebrated sorcerer, i. 118.
King, Captain, i. 243.
Kiwis, a family of wingless and tailless birds, i. 27.
Kohoperoa, a small cuckoo, i. 26.
Kokoromaka, or bellbird, i. 24.
Kopare, i. 117.
Koroni, a seabird, i. 23, 28.
Kororareke, history and progress of, i. 284; association, i. 286; assault and conflagration of, ii. 183.
Kotaretare, or kingfisher, i. 24.
Kotihe, a species of honeysucker, i. 24.
Kotoku, or white craw, i. 27.
Kotou, an edible clay, i. 157.
Kou-kou, or owl, i. 23.
Kukupa, or pigeon, i. 23.
Land-sharks, ii. 31.
Last, Major, commands expedition against Horokiwi, ii. 137.
Lavaud, Captain, ii. 30.
Laye, Captain, commands troops at Wanganui, ii, 142.
League, anti-landselling, ii. 225, 251.
Liancourt, La Rochefoucauld, i. 270.
Luther, Martin, alias Wareaitu, hanged at Porirua, ii. 139.
Lyttelton, ii. 186.
Lyttelton, Lord, ii. 187.
Macpherson, Major, ii. 116.
Mahi, a dish of putrid potatoes, i. 158.
Maketu, a Maori, executed for murdering Mrs. Roberton, ii. 51.
Manaia, the first man-eater, i. 142.
Manawatu, harbour of, i. 9.
Mantell, Mr. W., his Account of Extinct Quadrupeds, i. 21; discovers human and animal remains, 22.
Manukau, harbour of, i. 8; settlement of, ii. 39.
Maoris, origin of the name, i. 59; tradition of their immigration, i. 60; its probable date, 67; their personal appearance, 69; their orna-
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MAORI.
ments, 78; their language, 80; their character and capacities, 81-87; their tribes, 88; their castes, 94; their tenure of land, 96; their self-government, 98; their cosmogony and mythology, 107; their superstitions, 115-120; their feuds, 120-132; their vendettas, 124; their war dances and war-paint, 126; their cannibalism, 129; their fortifications, 132; their war-canoes, 135; their weapons, 139; their food and cookery, 152-159; their chants, 163; their legends, 167-170; their fables and proverbs, 171; their marriages and burials, 176-185; their musical instruments, 195; their games, 196; their mode of salutation, 200; their costume, 204; their huts, 208; their diseases, 211; their civil wars under Rauparahe and Te Whero Whero, 260; their parliament, ii. 252; their decline, 285; their progress in knowledge, 293; their progress in civilisation, 300; their amalgamation, 305.
Maori King movement, ii. 252.
Harlow, Captain, R. E., ii. 116.
Maroro, a Maori, hanged for murder, ii. 174.
Marsden, hanged for murder, ii. 179.
Marsden, Rev. Samuel, i. 306, 307.
Martin, Chief Justice, ii. 159.
Matakitaki, fall of, i. 135.
Matamata. Waharoa's pa at, i. 134; battle of, i. 261.
Matata, a small bird, i. 25.
Mats, various sorts of, i. 206.
Maui, analogy between Noah and, i. 120.
Maunsell, Rev. Mr., i. 66.
M'Cleverty, Lieutenant-Colonel, ii. 144.
Measles, ii. 213.
Mercury Bay, i. 8.
Middle Island, extent of, i. 3.
Milford Haven, i. 9.
Milne, Mr. Alexander, murdered near Wellington, ii. 44.
Missionaries, civil wars on account of, i. 319; their opposition to immigration, ii. 6; land claims, 154.
NGATIPORU.
Mission stations, their history and progress, i. 308-310.
Mitchell, Captain, ii. 200.
Moa, a gigantic bird, i. 32.
Mocking birds (Tui), i. 24.
Mohanger, his voyage to London, i. 246.
Mokau river, i. 5; harbour, 9.
Mongonui harbour, i. 8; battle at, ii. 91.
Monro, Dr.. ii. 200.
Mosquitos, frequent in North Island, i. 30.
Mount Egmont, i. 6.
Napier, town of, ii. 188, 226.
Nayti, a Maori, his adventures in England, i. 282.
Nelson, settlement of, ii. 40; disputes with natives of, 48.
Nene, Thomas Walker, a Maori chief, ii. 20.
New Leinster, i. 4.
New Munster, i. 4.
New Plymouth Company, ii. 38.
New River, i. 9.
New Ulster, i. 4.
New Zealand, geographical description of, i. 3; coastline of, 4; geological features of, 11-13; flora of, 14; forests of, 17; fauna of, 20-32; absence of indigenous quadrupeds in, 31; climate of, 36; seasons in, 44; salubrity of, 48; ethnology of inhabitants of, 52; whaling establishments in, 292.
New Zealand Land Company, list of members of, ii. 8; its prospectus and operations, 12.
Ngarara, Maori term for reptiles, i. 29.
Ngapuhi, a Maori tribe, i. 89; its petition for British protection, i. 270.
Ngati, Maori term for offspring, i. 93.
Ngatiawa, a Maori tribe, i. 89.
Ngatihau, a Maori tribe, i. 91.
Ngaitahu, a Maori tribe, i. 92.
Ngatikahungunu, a Maori tribe, i. 90.
Ngatimaniopototo, a Maori tribe, i. 89.
Ngatimamoe, a Maori tribe, i. 92.
Ngatimaru, a Maori tribe, i. 89.
Ngatipaoa, a Maori tribe, i. 19.
Ngatiporu, a Maori tribe, i. 90.
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NGATIRAUKAUA.
Ngatiraukatia, a Maori tribe, i. 91.
Ngatinuarui, a Maori tribe, i. 91.
Ngatitoa, a Maori tribe, i. 92.
Ngatiwhakaue, a Maori tribe, i. 90.
Ngatituwharetoa, a Maori tribe, i. 91.
Ngatiwhatua, a Maori tribe, i. 89.
North Cape, i. 8.
North Island, extent and population of, i. 3.
Nugent, Captain, ii. 175; Major, commanding expedition to New Plymouth, 226.
Oheawai, ii. 113; fortifications of, 115.
Okaihau, ii. 108; siege of, 110.
Ordinance,resident magistrate's, ii. 172.
Otago, harbour of, i. 9; settlement of, ii. 167.
Page, Lieutenant, attacked by Maoris, ii. 132.
Pahautanui, fortifications at, ii. 139.
Pakeha Maoris, i. 289.
Papa, the earth, i. 102.
Paptupuna, obituary records, i, 67.
Patupaiarehe, Maori fairies, i. 114.
Philpott, Lieutenant, captured by Hone Heke, ii. 102; killed at Oheawai, ii. 116, 117.
Piopio, a small bird, i. 25.
Pipiharau, the lamprey, i. 30.
Pitt, Major-General, commanding forces in New Zealand, ii. 145; Lieutenant-Governor of New Ulster, 159.
Pohutukaua tree, i. 17.
Pokokatea, a small bird, i. 25.
Porirua, harbour of, i. 9; court-martial at, ii. 138.
Port Napier, or Hawke's Bay, i. 8.
Port Victoria, i. 9
Potatau, the Maori king, ii. 252.
Potatoes, sweet, their culture, i. 156.
Priests, i. 115.
Puriri tree, i. 20.
Rakiura, Maori name of South Island, i. 4.
Rangi, the heavens, i. 107.
Rangihaeata, a Maori chief, ii. 131; defeated at Horokiwi, ii. 138.
Rangitikei harbour, i. 9; river, i. 5.
STEPHEN.
Rarewa, a Maori tribe, i. 88.
Rauparaha, a Maori chief, i. 160; arrested, ii. 133; his biography, ii. 183; his death and burial, ii. 180.
Reed, Captain, attacked in the Hutt valley, ii. 132.
Representatives, House of, ii. 219.
Responsible government, ii. 216.
Richards, Captain, R..N., ii. 199.
Richardson, Dr., ii. 233.
Richmond, Major, ii. 85.
Rimu tree, i. 17.
Ring, Mr. Charles, his gold discoveries, ii. 197.
Riro, the smallest bird in New Zealand, i. 25.
Robertson, Captain, attacked by Heke, ii. 103.
Robertson, Mrs., murdered, ii. 50.
Rotomahana lake, i. 5.
Rotorua war, i. 133.
Ruapahu Mountain, i 5; snowcapped, i. 39.
Ruapekapeka, ii. 126; fortifications of, ii. 127; carried by assault, ii. 128.
Rule, Mr., i. 32.
Runutunu, i. 117.
Russell, Captain, ii. 141.
Russell, Lord John, ii. 42.
Savage, Mr., i. 246.
Sea-shells, i. 31.
Selwyn, Bishop, his opinion of whalers, i. 297; his dispute with Lord Grey, ii. 159.
Servantes, Lieutenant, i. 138.
Sewell, Mr., member of Executive Council, ii. 217.
Shortland, Lieutenant, ii. 29, 71.
Sinclair, Dr. A., colonial secretary, ii. 83.
Slaves, i. 148.
Society, Church Missionary, its labours in New Zealand, i. 266; its opposition to immigration, 283.
Sorcerers, i. 116.
South Island, extent and population of, i. 3.
Southern Alps, i. 7.
Spain, Mr., ii. 91.
Stafford Ministry, ii. 241.
Stanley, Captain Owen, ii. 30.
Stephen, Mr. Justice, ii. 199.
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STEWART.
Stewart, a Pakeha Maori, i. 291.
Stewart's, or South Island, i. 5, 8.
Strzlecki, Count, ii. 288.
St. Vincent, Bory, i. 29.
Surville, De, i. 232.
Swainson, Attorney-general, ii. 72.
Tamihana, the consistent Christian, ii. 249.
Tamure, a celebrated sorcerer, i. 118.
Taniwha, a mythic sea-monster, i. 113.
Tapu, origin and law of, i. 101.
Tara Wera river, i. 5.
Taranaki, the, campaign, i. 274; settlement of, or New Plymouth, ii. 38; disputes with Maoris of, 47.
Taro (Caladium Esculentum), i. 156.
Tasman, i. 227-229.
Tattooing, i. 74.
Taupo lake, i. 6.
Tauranga, harbour of, i. 8; fortifications at, 133.
Tawhero, i. 157.
Tewai Poenammo, ancient name of Middle Island, i. 4.
Te Pehi, a Maori, his visit to England, i. 281.
Te Kapa, village of, i. 320.
Te Tere, a Maori, his visit to England, i. 280.
Te Toka, massacre of, i. 133, 319.
Te Wai Pounamu, Lake, i. 7.
Te Whero Whero, a Maori chief, i. 260.
Thames River, i. 5.
Thierry, Baron Charles Hyppolitus de, his land purchases, i. 267; his kingship, 275-279.
Ti, or a Whanake (Cordyline Australis), i. 157.
Tides, i. 10.
Titi, or muttonbird, i. 28.
Ti-tree, i. 19.
Tongariro mountain, i. 5.
Tooi, a Maori, his visit to England, i. 280.
Toroa, or Albatross, i. 28.
Totara tree, i. 19.
Traill, Dr., i. 28.
Tuatara, a lizard, i. 29.
Tui, or mocking bird, i. 24.
WYATT.
Tumu, fortifications at, i. 133.
Turner, Rev. Mr., his account of, Hongi, i. 257.
Tutu berries, 19.
Vancouver, Captain, i. 242.
Victoria harbour, ii. 186.
Waikato river, i. 5; a tribe of Maoris, 89.
Wairau, battle of, ii. 74.
Waipa river, i. 5.
Waitangi, treaty of, ii. 79.
Waitara harbour, i. 9.
Wakari, or White Island, i. 14.
Wakefield, Colonel, ii. 8, 15.
Wakefield, Mr. Edward Gibbon, ii. 4; his connection with the Canterbury settlement, 183, 218.
Wakefield, Captain Arthur, ii. 40; killed at the Wairau, 75.
Wanganui, harbour of, i. 9; river of, 5; court-martial at, ii. 143; attack on, 143; peace of, 145.
Wangarei harbour, i. 9.
Wellington, harbour of, i. 8; town of, ii. 24; riots at, 43; constitutional association of, 161; suffers from earthquake. 170, 231.
Wellington. Duke of, ii. 5.
Whaingaroa harbour, i. 9.
Whaling stations, i. 294; their influence on the Maoris, 295.
Whare Kura, i. 116.
Whakatowhea, a tribe of Maoris, i. 90.
Whiro, a Maori devil, i. 113.
White Island (Wakari), i. 6.
Whiwhiotaraue, i. 117.
Wilks, Commodore, i. 264.
Williams, Archdeacon Henry, anecdote of, i. 326, ii. 21; his letter to Kawiti, 153; suspended, 158.
Williams, John, his voyage to the Navigators' Islands, i. 54.
Wynyard, Colonel, ii. 127; governor after Sir G. Grey, 213; opens the first New Zealand parliament, 217
Wyatt, Colonel, commands expedition to Port Napier, ii. 256.
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