1 24 Voyage of the Novara. 



case of 150 men of both races who were exammed at Auck- 

 land : — 



8 Maories weighed more than 112 lbs., but less than 12G lbs. avoirdupois. 

 1^ 126 140 



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Tlie average weight of a Maori, deducting their mats and 

 clothes, is about 1-11 lbs. ; of 617 Europeans (both EngHsh 

 and Irish), who were weighed, the average weight was 143 lbs. 

 Dr. Thompson found the natives under 21 less fully developed 

 than soldiers of the same age, but after that the Maori began 

 to turn the beam as regards weight. 



The girth of the chest, measured above the nipples, gave 

 as the average of 151 natives 35.36 inches; of 628 soldiers 

 of the 58th regiment, 35.71 inches. Between 16 and 20 the 

 chest of the native is more than half an inch less than that of 

 the European ; a little later it is found to be about the same. 



In order to test the physical and muscular strength of the 

 Maori, Dr. Thompson made them lift the utmost weights they 

 could from the ground, with the following results from 31 in- 

 dividuals on whom he exj)erimented :— 



6 New Zealanders lifted 410 to 420 lbs. 

 2 .. „ 400 „ 410 „ 



