Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Christine P. Travers and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net OLD NEW ZEALAND, A TALE OF THE GOOD OLD TIMES; and A HISTORY OF THE WAR IN THE NORTH AGAINST THE CHIEF HEKE, IN THE YEAR 1845. TOLD BY AN OLD CHIEF OF THE NGAPUHI TRIBE. BY A PAKEHA MAORI. with an introduction BY THE EARL OF PEMBROKE. LONDON: RICHARD BENTLEY AND SON, Publishers in Ordinary to Her Majesty the Queen, NEW BURLINGTON STREET. 1876. CHISWICK PRESS: C. WHITTINGHAM, TOOKS COURT, CHANCERY LANE. CONTENTS. Page Introduction ix Preface to the Original Edition xxiii CHAPTER I. Introductory -- First View of New Zealand -- First Sight of the Natives, and First Sensations experienced by a mere Pakeha -- A Maori Chief's notions of trading in the Old Times -- A dissertation on "Courage" -- A few words on Dress -- The Chief's Soliloquy -- The Maori Cry of Welcome 1 CHAPTER II. The Market Price of a Pakeha -- The value of a Pakeha "as such" -- Maori Hospitality in the Good Old Times -- A Respectable Friend -- Maori Mermaids -- My Notions of the value of Gold -- How I got on Shore 14 CHAPTER III. A Wrestling Match -- Beef against Melons -- The Victor gains a loss -- "Our Chief" -- His Speech -- His _status_ in the Tribe -- Death of "Melons" -- Rumours of Peace and War -- Getting the Pa in fighting order -- My Friend the "Relation Eater" -- Expectation and Preparation -- Arrival of Doubtful Friends -- Sham Fight -- The "Taki" -- The War Dance -- Another Example of Maori Hospitality -- Crocodile's Tears -- Loose Notions about Heads -- Tears of Blood -- Brotherly Love -- Capital Felony -- Peace 24 CHAPTER IV. A Little affair of "Flotsam and Jetsam" -- Rebellion Crushed in the Bud -- A Pakeha's House Sacked -- Maori Law -- A Maori Lawsuit -- Affairs thrown into Chancery 52 CHAPTER V. Every Englishman's House is his Castle -- My Estate and Castle -- How I purchased my Estate -- Native Titles to Land, of what Nature -- Value of Land in New Zealand -- Land Commissioners -- The Triumphs of Eloquence -- Magna Charta 60 CHAPTER VI. How I kept House -- Maori Freebooters -- An Ugly Customer -- The "Suaviter in Modo" -- A single Combat to amuse the Ladies -- The true Maori Gentleman -- Character of the Maori People 67 CHAPTER VII.