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CONTENTS. 
CHAPTER XIV. page 
Traditions and Legends . . . . . . 235 
CHAPTER XV. 
Traditions and Legends ( continued). — Original Canoes . . 265 
CHAPTER XVI. 
Wakatauki, or Proverbs. — Fables ..... 293 
CHAPTER XVII. 
Songs. — Mottoes .....'. 306 
CHAPTER XVIII. 
Personal Ornaments. — Moko, or Tattoo. — Embalming. — Names. — De- 
grees of Consanguinity . . . . . 3 1 7 
CHAPTER XIX. 
Dreams. — Marriage. — Eating. — Feasts. — Night Speaking . . 333 
CHAPTER XX. 
Amusements. — Chiefs. — Tenure of Land. — Barter . . . 345 
CHAPTER XXI. 
Seasons — Nga Takapou. — Time. — Fire. — Measures. — Koro Matua — 
The Thumb or Great Toe . . . . . .361 
CHAPTER XXII. 
Language ........ 373 
CHAPTER XXIII. 
Origin, as traced by Language. — Affinity of Words. — Monosyllabic 
Roots. — Sikayana Words. — Polynesian Dialects. — New Zealand 
and Polynesian Races. — Tribes, Population, and Customs . 384 
CHAPTER XXIV. 
Maori Middens . . . . . . . .414 
CHAPTER XXV. 
The Age of New Zealand ...... 424 
CHAPTER XXVI. 
The Geology of New Zealand. — A Visit to Roto Mahana . . 446 
CHAPTER XXVII. 
General Geological Features of our Globe .... 470 
CHAPTER XXIX. 
Means of Support. — Houses. — Native Ovens.-— Pua bread . . 493 
