_A good and valuable work. A standard authority on the history of the wars between the first settlers and the Maoris. Appended is a Catalogue of New Zealand bibliography down to 1859, fairly full and accurate._ Mrs. C. Thomson. "Twelve Years in Canterbury, New Zealand; from a Lady's Journal." London. 1867. _Small details of home life and personal matters._ Anthony Trollope. "New Zealand." London. 1874. _The result of a rapid tour through the Colony._ Miss Tucker. "The Southern Cross and the Southern Crown, or the Early History of the Gospel in New Zealand." London. 1855. _A big title, but a little book._ Sir Julius Vogel. "Great Britain and her Colonies." London. 1865. Sir Julius Vogel. "New Zealand and the South Sea Islands, and their Relation to the Empire." London. 1878. _Deals with the author's great scheme of federation and colonization, enunciated by him when Premier of New Zealand._ Sir Julius Vogel. "The Official Handbook of New Zealand." Papers by various hands, collected and edited by Sir Julius Vogel. With illustrations and maps. London. 1875. _The best and latest compilation of the kind._ Sir Julius Vogel. "Land and Farming in New Zealand." Information respecting the mode of acquiring land; with particulars as to farming, wages, prices, etc. Also the Land Acts of 1877, and maps. _Contains very good maps. This, together with the Handbook, are published at the New Zealand Government offices in London, and are designed to furnish every information to all classes of inquirers._ E. Jerningham Wakefield. "Adventures in New Zealand." 2 vols. London. 1845. _Interesting. Together with it was published a volume of sketches and views._ E. Jerningham Wakefield. "Handbook of New Zealand." London. 1848. The Wellington Chamber of Commerce. "Annual Reports." Wellington. 1864, etc. The Wesleyan Missionary "Reports." London. 1820, and since. Also, from the same date, various publications of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge; of the Aborigines' Protection Society; of the London Missionary Society; and, the "Missionary Register." Whateley's "Easy Letters on Money Matters," translated into Maori. Wellington. 1851. Rev. John Williams. "A Narrative of Missionary Enterprises." London. 1838. Rev. W. Williams (Bishop of Waiapu). "A Dictionary and Grammar of the New Zealand Language." Auckland. 1844. _Later and improved editions have been published in London, in 1852 and 1871._ Ven. W. L. Williams. "First Lessons in Maori." London. 1872.