Dickey Barrett: with his ancient mariners and much more ancient cannon! At the siege of Moturoa: Being a realistic story of the rough old times in New Zealand, among the turbulent Maoris, and the adventurous whalers, ere settlement took place.

Index

Chapter.		Page
	Preface	1–11
I.	Taranaki as it was before its settlement	9–14
II.	Sixty years ago in Taranaki	15–20
III.	A Clean-shirt Day, a Courtship, and also a Wedding Day	21–25
IV.	A Storm, and the return of Dickey Barrett	26–31
V.	Whara Pori	32–35
VI.	Expedition to Kawhia, and sudden hegira of a Maori Swell	36–41
VII.	Mr. Barrett's diplomacy in Rawhinia's rescue	42–47
VIII.	Rawhinia	48–53
IX.	The Feast	54–59
X.	An amateur Geologist and a reconciled Amant.	60–66
XI.	Making preparations to meet the Enemy	67–72
XII.	The unparalleled Massacre of Pukerangioro	73–78
XIII.	The effect of the news of the Massacre at Ngamotu	79–83
XIV.	Native women burst their bonds, and alarm of the Enmy's approach	84–89
XV.	Waitanui's Message	90–95
XVI.	Two Single Combats	96–101
XVII.	The End: the Seige Raised and directly proceeding a Connubial Engagement Raised	102–108

Sonnet on Mount Egmont.—A Reminiscence.	See Preface 11
Whara Pori's Lament for his only Son	34–35
Karamoa	39
My Maori Maid	65–66
Pakeha Maori's War Song	82
Epilogue	102
Whaler's Rythme	102
Presage of Te Puki	108–109