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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Page 143
... considerable decline , due to wars and epidemics . The intertribal wars referred to in Chapter II coincided with a series of epidemics , the mortality from which was probably as heavy as that of war . The missionary estimate of a death ...
... considerable decline , due to wars and epidemics . The intertribal wars referred to in Chapter II coincided with a series of epidemics , the mortality from which was probably as heavy as that of war . The missionary estimate of a death ...
Page 147
... considerable export of timber , flax , sealskins and whale oil . Exploitation of these resources began in the last decade of the eighteenth century . Timber and flax were , for the most part , ob- tained from the northern island ...
... considerable export of timber , flax , sealskins and whale oil . Exploitation of these resources began in the last decade of the eighteenth century . Timber and flax were , for the most part , ob- tained from the northern island ...
Page 148
... considerable , to thwart the efforts of the settlers to establish themselves firmly in the new country.1 The settlers were much hampered by the difficulty they ex- perienced in getting access to the land which they had bought in good ...
... considerable , to thwart the efforts of the settlers to establish themselves firmly in the new country.1 The settlers were much hampered by the difficulty they ex- perienced in getting access to the land which they had bought in good ...
Contents
Geographical Divisions | 5 |
Social Organisation | 11 |
The Early Settlements | 17 |
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acres annexation appointed Assembly Auckland Australia bank Bay of Islands bill Britain Canterbury Captain cent chief civilisation claims coast Colonial Office committee Company's Cook Cook Strait Court Crown defence despatch districts Dominion Dunedin early economic Edward Gibbon Wakefield effective Empire England established European farmers farming federation Fitzroy force French German Governor Hobson House Ibid immigration Imperial Government important increased industry influence interest Journal labour legislation Liberal-Labour loan Lord Maori wars Maoris Marsden ment military ministers ministry mission missionaries Nelson North organisation Otago Pacific Parl Parliament party passed political population proposed provinces Provincial Council purchase race Rauparaha responsible revenue Robert Stout Samoa scheme secure Seddon session settlement settlers ship Sir George Grey social South Island South Wales Sydney Taranaki Te Rauparaha tion trade Treaty of Waitangi tribes troops Vogel Waikato Wakefield Wellington William Zealand Company