The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 7, Issue 2John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1929 - Great Britain |
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... bay between it and Portland Island he named " Hawke's Bay " . The land now " visibly altering for the worse " , Cook ... Islands " , he neared North Cape in mid - December . After a long stretch to the north he began on the 30th to run ...
... bay between it and Portland Island he named " Hawke's Bay " . The land now " visibly altering for the worse " , Cook ... Islands " , he neared North Cape in mid - December . After a long stretch to the north he began on the 30th to run ...
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... islands and given names to almost every prominent natural feature . The Rev. Samuel Marsden , who , at the end of 1814 , founded the first Anglican mission station at the Bay of Islands , was himself an enthusiastic explorer , and , in ...
... islands and given names to almost every prominent natural feature . The Rev. Samuel Marsden , who , at the end of 1814 , founded the first Anglican mission station at the Bay of Islands , was himself an enthusiastic explorer , and , in ...
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... Bay of Islands . " Words fail me to describe what we had to undergo " , he wrote , " in forcing our way through the horrid interwoven mass of shrubs and prickly creepers , fern and cutting grass , prostrate trees and swamps and mud ...
... Bay of Islands . " Words fail me to describe what we had to undergo " , he wrote , " in forcing our way through the horrid interwoven mass of shrubs and prickly creepers , fern and cutting grass , prostrate trees and swamps and mud ...
Contents
Geographical Divisions | 5 |
Social Organisation | 11 |
The Early Settlements | 17 |
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