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ACTIVE VOLCANO— HOT SPRING OF TAIAIMI-CRATER OF POERUA— DR. PICKERING S 

 VISIT TO HOKIANGA — MISSIONARY ESTABLISHMENT AT PAHIA - KORORARIKA - 

 ENGLISH POLICE MAGISTRATE AND ACTING GOVERNOR — TREATY OF CESSION TO 

 ENGLAND-CONDUCT OF THE AMERICAN CONSUL-INSTALLATION OF THE LIEU- 

 TENANT-GOVERNOR—OPINION OF THE CHIEFS IN RELATION TO THE TREATY - 

 ARRIVAL OF ENGLISH REVENUE OFFICERS — LAND CLAIMS — BURDENSOME TAXES 

 AND TARIFF— THEIR EFFECT ON AMERICAN COMMERCE— EXPENSE OF THE NEW 

 GOVERNMENT - CASE OF JOHN SAC — HIS LETTER TO MR. WALDRON — FURTHER 

 REMARKS ON THE TREATY OF CESSION — VIOLENT GALE — ITS EXTENT AND 

 ROTARY CHARACTER — FOREIGN RESIDENTS - HIGH PRICE OF LAND — MISSIONS— 

 TABOO-PAS, OR FORTIFIED TOWNS— DWELLINGS-TOMB-DRESS OF THE NATIVES 

 —THEIR STOREHOUSES — THEIR FOOD — THEIR ARMS AND ORNAMENTS — KING 

 POMARE— MAUPARAWA— CHARLEY POMARE— POMARE'S WARS-CEREMONY OF HIS 

 RETURN-HIS MEANNESS— POPULATION OF NEW ZEALAND— VISIT TO WANGARARA 

 —POLITENESS OF KO-TOWATOW A— WANGARARA BAY— CHARACTER OF THE NEW 

 ZEALANDERS — THEIR PERSONAL APPEARANCE — TRADITION IN RELATION TO 

 THEIR ORIGIN— TATTOOED HEADS— CANNIBALISM— CONDITION AND PROSPECTS OF 

 THE NATIVES— NATIVE DANCES— MUSIC— CHATHAM ISLAND-CHART OF THE BAY 

 OF ISLANDS— MR. COUTHOUY'S PASSAGE FROM SYDNEY— HIS ACCOUNT OF MOUNT 

 EGMONT-OF PORT COOPER— WARS OF ROBOLUA— PORT LEVY— KORAKIBARURU— 

 PIGEON BAY — CAPE CAMPBELL AND SNOWY PEAKS — CLOUDY BAY— ROBOLUA — 

 HABITS OF THE NATIVES, AND PREVAILING WINDS AT CLOUDY BAY — CLIMATE 

 OF NEW ZEALAND — DISEASES — SOIL — CULTIVATION— VEGETABLE PRODUCTIONS— 

 TIMBER-CANOES-aUADRUPEDS— BIRDS— COMMERCE 367—414 



