King Tawhiao _Frontispiece_ The Maori Queen, Pare Hauraki 21 Wahanui, chief of the Ngatimaniapoto tribe 24 Manga Rewi, a chief of the Ngatimaniapoto tribe 25 Major Te Wheoro, M.H.R. 28 Te Tuhi, a chief of the Waikato tribe 29 Albino woman 30 Whitiora Wirouiru te Komete, a chief of the Waikato tribe 32 Paora tu Haere, head chief of the Ngatiwhatua tribe 34 Hati Wira Takahi, chief of the Ngapuhi tribe 37 Tawhao Ngatuere, a chief of the Ngatikahunu tribe 38 A chief of the Ngatiproa tribe 39 Paratene te Manu, a chief of the Ngatiwai tribe 40 Tukukino, head chief of the Ngatitematera 42 Te Raia Ngakutu te Tumuhuia, head chief of the Ngatitematera tribe. Last of the New Zealand Cannibals 43 Whakari, or White Island 48 The Tuatara 49 Native woman and child, Ohinemutu 58 Native village (_Lake Rotoiti_) (_Page_) 62 Specimen of Maori carving 72 Native woman, Lake Country 86 Pohaturoa 113 Section of valley of Waikato River at Huka Falls 126 Transverse section of North Island from S.W. to N.E. 140 Terrace formation and hot springs (_Valley of the Waikato_) 146 Lake Taupo (_Page_) 150 Source of the Waikato at Lake Taupo 153 Tongariro (_Page_) 180 Tongariro by moonlight (_Page_) 197 Mount Ruapehu (_Page_) 200 Summit of Ruapehu 204 Waiting for sunrise 213 Wall of lava conglomerate 219 The ice crown, Point Victoria 227 Great trachytic lava bed 240 The Bridal Veil Fall 245 Ruakaka (_Page_) 272 A chief armed with "mere" and "huata" 293 A "mere" 294 Native girl 312