WITH THE LOST LEGION IN NEW ZEALAND [Illustration] NEW ZEALAND By Dr MAX HERZ. With 60 Illustrations and a Map. 12s. 6d. net. THE AEROPLANE--PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE By CLAUDE GRAHAME-WHITE and HARRY HARPER. Medium 8vo. Very Fully Illustrated. 15s. net. THE MYSTIC BRIDE: A Study of the Life of Catherine of Siena By Mrs AUBREY RICHARDSON. Demy 8vo. Illustrated. 12s. 6d. net. FAMOUS CASTLES AND PALACES OF ITALY By E. B. D’AUVERGNE. Medium 8vo. Illustrated with Colour and Half-tone Plates. 15s. net. OFF THE MAIN TRACK By STANLEY PORTAL HYATT. Demy 8vo. Illustrated. 12s. 6d. net. WERNER LAURIE, Clifford’s Inn, London [Illustration: G. HAMILTON-BROWNE.] WITH THE LOST LEGION IN NEW ZEALAND BY Colonel G. HAMILTON-BROWNE “MAORI BROWNE” Late Commandant in Colonial Forces [Illustration] _ILLUSTRATED BY S. VALDA_ LONDON T. WERNER LAURIE CLIFFORD’S INN THIS WORK IS DEDICATED BY THE AUTHOR TO THE MEMORY OF THE OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE LOST LEGION WHOSE BONES LIE BURIED IN FORGOTTEN GRAVES ON THE WILD FERN RANGES AND IN THE DENSE BUSH OF NEW ZEALAND WHERE THEY FELL FIGHTING FOR QUEEN AND FLAG CONTENTS PAGE PREFACE 1 PART I CHAPTER I. WHY I JOINED THE LOST LEGION 5 II. THE HAU HAUS 14 III. I START TO JOIN THE LOST LEGION 28 IV. I JOIN THE LOST LEGION 54 V. MY BAPTISM OF FIRE. OTAPAWA 74 VI. A FROLIC WITH THE KUPAPAS 95 VII. BUSH-WHACKING 109 VIII. “AND WE DIE, AND NONE CAN TELL THEM WHERE WE DIED” 130 IX. I JOIN THE TROOPERS 151 X. HOW MAORIS SHOULD BE FOUGHT 170 XI. SPORT À LA LOST LEGION 183 XII. THE YEAR OF THE LAMB 200 XIII. TE NGUTU-O-TE-MANU 223 XIV. MOTUROA 239 PART II I. YARN OF THE GATE PAH 251 II. TE KOOTI 276 III. NGATAPA 286 IV. BACK TO THE WEST COAST 306 V. THE URIWERA CAMPAIGN 325