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INTRODUCTION. 



The group of Maori maidens in the view of Papaitonga given on the preceding page (from a 

 life-size painting, by the talented Austrian artist, Lindauer, now in the author's possession)— 

 with the Madonna-faced " lady of the lake " (a niece of the late owner) in the background 

 bearing her paddle — presents a fair idea of the artificial surroundings of this delightful spot. 

 The same war-canoe figures in the striking illustration which faces page 40 of Mr. Reeves' very 

 popular work on New Zealand, ' The long white cloud, Aotearoa.' This particular canoe, called 

 Te Ranga, is a very ancient one. It was brought from Wanganui and placed on the Horo- 

 whenua lake, many years ago, by the late Major Kemp, the acknowledged head of the Muaupoko 

 tribe. With his full concurrence, it was purchased from the resident chiefs and removed to 

 Papaitonga in 1892. 



The photograph, of which the last-mentioned is a reproduction, was taken from the canvas by 

 the artist himself; the rest, with scarcely an exception, are from my daughter's beautiful 

 negatives. 



GENERAL VIEW OF PAPAITONGA LAKE, FPvOM THE OLD MAOIil WAR-PATH. 



