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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In 1842 a section of Pomare's people were carried by a whaler from the Chathams to the Auckland Islands , where , in the most southerly latitudes ever reached by Polynesians , they raised crops of potatoes and carried on the ...
In 1842 a section of Pomare's people were carried by a whaler from the Chathams to the Auckland Islands , where , in the most southerly latitudes ever reached by Polynesians , they raised crops of potatoes and carried on the ...
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The South Island was not considered , as it was very little known and there were practically no white settlers , but , though no missionary had gone there , Christianity had been carried through all parts by the Maoris themselves .
The South Island was not considered , as it was very little known and there were practically no white settlers , but , though no missionary had gone there , Christianity had been carried through all parts by the Maoris themselves .
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The Attorney - General , William Swainson , with whom the real responsibility lay , agreed that it was necessary to strengthen the Government , but did not think it competent for Wynyard to carry the resolution of the House into full ...
The Attorney - General , William Swainson , with whom the real responsibility lay , agreed that it was necessary to strengthen the Government , but did not think it competent for Wynyard to carry the resolution of the House into full ...
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Contents
Geographical Divisions | 5 |
Social Organisation | 11 |
The Early Settlements | 17 |
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