Old New Zealand: Being Incidents of Native Customs and Character in the Old Times by A Pakeha Maori

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CHAPTER I	1
Introductory.—First View of New Zealand.—First Sight of the Natives, and First Sensations experienced by a mere Pakeha.—A Maori Chief's Notions of Trading in the Old Times.—A Dissertation on “Courage.”—A few Words on Dress.—The Chief's Soliloquy.—The Maori Cry of Welcome.
CHAPTER II	16
The Market Price of a Pakeha.—The Value of a Pakeha “as such.”—Maori Hospitality in the Good Old Times.—A respectable Friend.—Maori Mermaids.—My Notions of the Value of Gold.—How I got on Shore.
CHAPTER III	28
A Wrestling Match.—Beef against Melons.—The Victor gains a Loss.—“Our Chief.”—His Speech.—His status in the Tribe.—Death of “Melons.”—Rumours of Peace and War.—Getting the Pa in Fighting Order.—My Friend the “Relation Eater.”—Expectation and Preparation.—Arrival of doubtful Friends.—Sham Fight. page vi —The “Taki.”—The War Dance.—Another Example of Maori Hospitality.—Crocodile's Tears.—Loose Notions about Heads.—Tears of Blood.—Brotherly Love.—Capital Felony.—Peace.
CHAPTER IV	61
A little Affair of “Flotsam and Jetsam.”—Rebellion crushed in the Bud.—A Pakeha's House sacked.—Maori Law.—A Maori Lawsuit.—Affair thrown into Chancery.
CHAPTER V	70
Every Englishman's House is his Castle.—My Estate and Castle.—How I purchased my Estate.—Native Titles to Land, of what Nature.—Value of Land in New Zealand.—Land Commissioners.—The Triumphs of Eloquence.—Magna Charta.
CHAPTER VI	78
How I kept House.—Maori Freebooters.—An Ugly Customer.—The “Snaviter in Modo.”—A Single Combat to amuse the Ladies.—The true Maori Gentleman.—Character of the Maori People.
CHAPTER VII	94
Excitement caused by first Contact with Europeans.—The two great Institutions of Maori Land.—The Muru.—The Tapu.—Instances of Legal Robbery.—Descriptions and Examples of the Muru.—Profit and Loss.—Explanation of some of the Workings of the Law of Muru.page vii
CHAPTER VIII	107
The Muru falling into Disuse.—Why.—Examples of the Tapu.—The Personal Tapu.—Evading the Tapu.—The Undertaker's Tapu.—How I got Tabooed.—Frightful Difficulties.—How I got out of them.—The War Tapu.—Maori War Customs.
CHAPTER IX	136
The Tapu Tohunga.—The Maori Oracle.—Responses of the Oracle.—Priestcraft.
CHAPTER X	143
The Priest evokes a Spirit.—The Consequences.—A Maori Tragedy.—The “Tohunga” again.
CHAPTER XI	151
The Local Tapu.—The Taniwha.—The Battle of Motiti.—The Death of Tiki Whenua.—Reflections.—Brutus, Marcus Antonius, and Tiki Whenua.—Suicide.
CHAPTER XII	160
The Tapa.—Instances of.—The Storming of Mokoia.—Pomare.—Hongi Ika.—Tareha.—Honour amongst Thieves.
CHAPTER XIII	164
“My Rangatira.”—The respective Duties of the Pakeha and his Rangatira.—Public Opinion.—A “Pakeha Kino.”—Description of my Rangatira.—His Exploits and Misadventures.—His Moral Principles.—Decline in the Numbers of the Natives.—Proofs of former Large Population.—Ancient Forts.—Causes of Decrease.page viii
CHAPTER XIV	193
Trading in the Old Times.—The Native Difficulty.—Virtue its own Reward.—Rule, Britannia.—Death of my Chief.—His Dying Speech.—Rescue.—How the World goes round.
CHAPTER XV	204
Mana.—Young New Zealand.—The Law of England.—“Pop goes the Weasel.”—Right if we have Might.—God save the Queen.—Good Advice.
Glossary	213