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John Rutherford

THE WHITE CHIEF.

A Story of Adventure in New Zealand.

EDITED BY

JAMES DRUMMOND, F.L.S., F.Z.S.





CONTENTS.

INTRODUCTION.


CHAPTER I.


CHAPTER II.


CHAPTER III.


CHAPTER IV.


CHAPTER V.


CHAPTER VI.


CHAPTER VII.


CHAPTER VIII.


CHAPTER IX.


CHAPTER X.


CHAPTER XI.


CHAPTER XII.


CHAPTER XIII.



LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

John Rutherford


A Maori's shoulder mat


Short striking weapons (clubs) used by the Maoris


Kororareka Beach, in the Bay of Islands, where some of Rutherford's adventures are supposed to have taken place


A door-lintel, showing Maori carving


"Moko" on a man's face and on a woman's lips and chin


Two Maori Chiefs—Te Puni, or "Greedy," and Wharepouri, or "Dark House"


Scene in a New Zealand Forest


Flute of bone


A waist-mat


Stone implements used by Maoris for cutting hair


Carved boxes


Greenstone axes, with carved wooden bandies, and ornamented with dogs' hair and birds' feathers


Long striking and thrusting weapons used by the Maoris


A Maori war-canoe


John Rutherford. From an original drawing taken in 1828.
John Rutherford. From an original drawing taken in 1828.

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