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FORTY YEARS IN NEW ZEALAND
INCLUDING
A PERSONAL NARRATIVE,
AN ACCOUNT OF MAORIDOM,
AND OF THE
CHRISTIANIZATION AND COLONIZATION OF THE COUNTRY.
BY THE
REV. JAMES BULLER.
London:
HODDER AND STOUGHTON,
27, PATERNOSTER ROW.
1878.
All rights reserved.
[PREFACE]
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PREFACE.
AFTER a long absence, I returned from New Zealand, to my native land in 1876. Since my arrival, I have visited many parts of Great Britain and Ireland. In every place I was met with inquiries about that distant colony. Forty years ago it was known by few; now, it has a living interest over a wide area. Many books have been written concerning it: still, I find the British public--even in its most intelligent circles--are not well-informed about it. Therefore I venture to tell my story. The reader will find nothing of the sensational in this book. In simple words, I give a "plain, unvarnished tale" of what I have seen, and heard, and known, in that land of promise. My long residence there, and my ample opportunities for forming an intimate acquaintance with the country, its resources, and its inhabitants, qualify me for this task. For the use of many of the engravings, I am indebted to the kindness of Sir Julius Vogel, the Agent-General for New Zealand.
J. B.
NEW ZEALAND VILLA,
THURLOW PARK ROAD,
LOWER NORWOOD, LONDON,
October 4th, 1878.
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[CONTENTS]
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CONTENTS.
Introduction.........Page 3
PART I.
PERSONAL NARRATIVE.
CHAPTER
I.--THE VOYAGE OUT....... 23
II.--THE ARRIVAL........ 25
III.--MANGUNGU......... 29
IV.--EARLY EXPERIENCE....... 33
V.--NATIVE MARTYRS....... 39
VI.--COURSE OF EVENTS ....... 45
VII.--THE MISSIONARY....... 54
VIII.--TANGITERORIA........ 61
IX.--JOURNEY TO COOK'S STRAITS . . . . . 67
X.--THE "SOPHIA PATE"....... 80
XI.--A MURU, OR ROBBERY . . . . .84
XII.--A HAKARI, OR FEAST...... 89
XIII.--HOSTILITIES........ 93
XIV.--L'ALCMENE......... 100
XV.--MISSIONARY MEETINGS...... 103
XVI.--WELLINGTON........ 107
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XVII.--CANTERBURY.......Page 114
XVIII.--AUCKLAND.........122
XIX.--HOKIANGA . ........138
XX--THE THAMES....... . . 152
PART II.
MAORIDOM.
I.--THE MAORIES........163
II.--THEIR ORIGIN ........ 166
III.--PHYSIOLOGY........169
IV--LANGUAGE..... . . .172
V.--LEGENDS.........183
VI.--MYTHOLOGY....... . 197
VII.-- RELIGION.........201
VIII.--MORALITY.........206
IX.--DOMESTIC HABITS.......209
X.--SOCIAL LIFE . . . . . . . .222
XI.--OCCUPATIONS . . . . . . . .228
XII.--HABITATIONS........232
XIII.--FOOD AND CLOTHING.......235
XIV.--GOVERNMENT ........ 239
XV.--WAR CUSTOMS........244
XVI.--CAPACITY.........252
PART III.
CHRISTIANIZATION.
I.--SAMUEL MARSDEN...... .261
II.--SAMUEL LEIGH........272
III.--HENRY WILLIAMS.......278
IV.--NATHANIEL TURNER.......283
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V.--J. F. POMPALIER......Page 293
VI.--JOHN H. BUMBY....... 300
VII.--G. A. SELWYN........ 307
VIII.--WALTER LAWRY........ 314
IX.--GERMAN MISSION....... 321
X.--SUCCESSES......... 326
XL--HINDRANCES........ 339
XII.--APOSTACY......... 343
XIII.--PRESENT CONDITION....... 353
PART IV.
COLONIZATION.
I.--EARLY HISTORY........ 361
II.--TREATY OF WAITANGI...... 368
III.--THE FIRST GOVERNOR...... 371
IV.--GOVERNOR FITZROY . ... . . . 377
V.--GOVERNOR GREY ....... 383
VI.--COLONEL BROWNE....... 388
VII.--SIR GEORGE GREY....... 395
VIII.--GOVERNOR GREY'S SUCCESSORS..... 402
IX.--LAND LEAGUE........ 404
X.--KINGISM . . ....... 409
XL--THE MAORI WAR....... 416
XII.--ESCAPES OF PRISONERS...... 425
XIII.--CONSTITUTION........ 433
XIV.--PROGRESS......... 438
XV.--RELIGION........ . 443
XVI.--EDUCATION......... 447
XVII.--EMIGRATION...... . .450
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APPENDICES.
A.--New Zealand, the future England of the Southern Hemisphere. 1857.......Page 457
B.--Address on the Occasion of Bishop Selwyn's Valedictory Meeting, 1867 ........472
C.--A Lecture on the Maori War, 1869.....476
D.--An Epitome of the Natural History of New Zealand . . 497
[LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS]
ILLUSTRATIONS.
PORTRAIT.........Frontispiece.
MAP OF NEW ZEALAND.......Page 1
PORT CHALMERS......... 8
NEW ZEALAND FOREST........36
TANGITERORIA..........61
NEW ZEALAND CREEK........74
WAIRARAPA BRIDGE....... . .109
HOKITIKA...........121
MOUNT EGMONT AND RANGES.......136
GOVERNMENT HOUSE, AUCKLAND......151
PORT LYTTELTON.........160
A KAINGA MAORI.........233
SKELETON OF A MOA........235
WANGANUI BRIDGE.........257
GOVERNMENT HOUSE, WELLINGTON......402
SUPREME COURT HOUSE, AUCKLAND.....433
TIMARU, CANTERBURY........438
METHODIST CHURCH, CHRISTCHURCH.....443
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