The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 7, Part 2John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell Macmillan, 1929 - Great Britain |
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In November 1821 , Hongi , chief of the Ngapuhi , leading a war party of 2000 , half of whom had muskets , took the great pa of Mauinaina , near Auckland , killing about 1000 of its occupants . A month later he took by treachery a more ...
In November 1821 , Hongi , chief of the Ngapuhi , leading a war party of 2000 , half of whom had muskets , took the great pa of Mauinaina , near Auckland , killing about 1000 of its occupants . A month later he took by treachery a more ...
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Henry Williams , who , in 1823 , took charge of the Church Missionary Society's station at Paihia , the Rev. William Colenso , who devoted himself at Paihia to the work of translating and printing the scriptures in Maori , and Bishop ...
Henry Williams , who , in 1823 , took charge of the Church Missionary Society's station at Paihia , the Rev. William Colenso , who devoted himself at Paihia to the work of translating and printing the scriptures in Maori , and Bishop ...
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When the call of war came , New Zealand took her place naturally and without hesitation by England's side . At the end of the war , New Zealand found herself burdened with a huge debt and eager , like most other parts of the Empire ...
When the call of war came , New Zealand took her place naturally and without hesitation by England's side . At the end of the war , New Zealand found herself burdened with a huge debt and eager , like most other parts of the Empire ...
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