Chapter IX: Appendix: Some Books on New Zealand

George F. Angas. "The New Zealanders." Folio. London. 1847.

_A large collection of handsomely coloured plates._

"Rambles at the Antipodes." 8vo. London. 1859. Illustrated.

_Contains a slight account of New Zealand, in addition to matter relating to Australia._

"The Australian Hand-book." (Gordon and Gotch.) London, Sydney, etc. 1881, and annually.

_Extensive and varied information. Copious details of much value relating to New Zealand._

Lady M. A. Barker. "Station Life in New Zealand." London. 1871.

_Description of home-life and experiences in Canterbury Province._

Alexander Bathgate. "Colonial Experiences." Glasgow. 1874.

_Chiefly relates to Otago, and mining matters._

Alexander Bathgate. "Waitaruna; a Tale of New Zealand Life." London. 1881.

John Bathgate. (Judge.) "New Zealand; its Resources and Prospects." Edinburgh. 1880.

_A useful summary of facts and figures._

C. D. Barraud. "New Zealand; Graphic and Descriptive." London. 1877. Illustrations by C. D. B. Letter-press by W. L. Travers. Folio.

_An elaborately got up and beautiful album of New Zealand scenery. Coloured plates._

Beaven's "Narrative of a Voyage to New Zealand." London. 1842.

J. C. Bidwell. "Rambles in New Zealand." London. 1841.

_One of the earliest recorded visits to the Lakes, the Hot-springs, and Tongariro._

S. C. Brees. "Pictorial Illustrations of New Zealand." London. 1846.

Walter Brodie. "Past and Present state of New Zealand." London. 1845.

W. Brown. "New Zealand and its Aborigines." London. 1845.

Brunner's "Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of the South Island." In the Geographical Society's "Proceedings." 1846.

_B. received the Society's gold medal for this exploit._

"The Laws of England, compiled and translated into Maori." By desire of Governor Browne. Auckland. 1858.

Lord Brougham. "The New Zealanders." Published in Knight's Library of Entertaining Knowledge. London. 1830.

_Edited by Lord B. Compiled from all the data available at that time. Contains the narrative of Rutherford, a sailor who lived among the Maoris. Has very quaint woodcuts._

James Busby. "Our Colonial Empire, and the Case of New Zealand." London. 1865.

_The writer was British Resident for a short while before colonization in 1840. The book deals with governmental matters._

Rev. J. Berry. Narrative in "Constable's Miscellany." Vol. iv. London. 1820.

W. L. Buller, Sc.D. etc. "A History of the Birds of New Zealand." London. 1873. Quarto. Coloured plates.

_The best and most complete work on New Zealand ornithology. Handsomely illustrating 145 species._

W. L. Buller, Sc.D. etc. An Essay on the "Ornithology of New Zealand." Published for the Commissioners of the New Zealand Exhibition. Dunedin. 1865.

Rev. Jas. Buller. "New Zealand, Past and Present." London. 1880.

_A short historical sketch._

Chambers' "Emigrants' Manual." Edinburgh. 1849.

_There have been more recent editions of this._

George T. Chapman. "Gazetteer of Auckland Province." Auckland. 1867.

G. T. Chapman. "The Traveller's Guide to New Zealand." Auckland. 1872.

G. T. Chapman. "The Circumnavigator. Cook Centenary." Auckland. 1870.

_This volume is a creditable performance for the young publishing industries of the colony._

"A Chequered Career; or, Fifteen Years in Australia and New Zealand." London. 1881.

_Amusing light reading._

The Church Missionary Society's Proceedings, Reports, and Publications. From 1814 and after. London.

"Captain Cook's Voyages."

A. Clayden. "The England of the Pacific." London. 1879.

_Lectures, and letters furnished to the "Daily News." Illustrated._

An Old Colonist. "Colonial Experiences; or Incidents and Reminiscences of Thirty-four Years in New Zealand." London. 1877.

_Some interesting details of early days in Wellington and Nelson._

J. C. Crawford. "Travels in New Zealand and Australia." London. 1880.

_Of slight interest._

Major Richard A. Cruise. "Ten Months' Residence in New Zealand." London. 1823.

_He commanded a detachment sent in charge of convicts to Tasmania, afterwards proceeding to New Zealand in the "Dromedary," which vessel had been despatched by the British Government to cut spars of kauri timber._

M. Crozet. "Nouveau Voyage à la Mer du Sud." Paris. 1805.

_Contains an account of the massacre of Marion du Fresne and his people in 1772._

C. Darwin. "Voyage of a Naturalist." London. 1845.

E. Dieffenbach, M.D. "Travels in New Zealand." 2 vols. Illustrated. London. 1843.

_This was considered the standard descriptive work until Dr. Hochstetter's book appeared and superseded it._

Sir Charles W. Dilke. "Greater Britain. A Record of Travel in English-speaking countries." London. 1868. 2 vols.

_He visited New Zealand, among other places._

Dumont D'Urville. "Voyages dans l'Astrolabe." Paris. 1833.

_Contains some excellent plates of New Zealand plants._

Augustus Earle. "Narrative of Nine Months' Residence in New Zealand" in 1827. London. 1832.

_Readable. This author was inclined to be antagonistic to the early missionaries._

William Ellis. "Polynesian Researches." 5 vols. London. 1831.

Captain Fitzroy. "Voyages of the 'Adventure' and the 'Beagle.'" London. 1839.

_Captain F. was subsequently Governor of New Zealand._

Sir William Fox. "The Six Colonies of New Zealand." London. 1851.

_Sir William was at one time Premier of New Zealand and has recently received the honour of a baronetcy._

Sir William Fox. "The War in New Zealand." London. 1860 and 1866.

Captain F. Fuller. "Five Years' Residence in New Zealand." London. 1859.

_The writer was a settler in Canterbury._

Sir George Grey. "Journal of Expedition overland from Auckland to Taranaki, in 1849." Auckland. 1851.

Sir G. Grey. "Ko Nga Moteatea, etc.—Poems and Chaunts of the Maori." Wellington. 1851.

Sir G. Grey. "Ko Nga Mahinga, etc.—Mythology and Traditions of the Maori." London. 1854.

Sir G. Grey. "Ko Nga Whakapehapeha, etc.—Proverbs and Sayings of the Maori." Capetown. 1857.

Sir G. Grey. "Maori Mementos." Auckland. 1855.

Sir G. Grey. "Polynesian Mythology, and Ancient Traditional History of the Maori Race." London. 1855.

_Sir George is, perhaps, the best living master of the Maori tongue._

J. E. Gorst. "The Maori King." London. 1864.

_The history of the Waikato War, admirably related._

John Gould. "Birds of Australia." 8 vols. Large folio. London. 1849-68.

_The supplement to the eighth volume contains some of the New Zealand birds. They are accurately drawn and coloured, life-size. The same author's "Handbook of Birds of Australia" contains scientific descriptions of some New Zealand species._

Dr. J. Hann. "Meteorological Report, and Essay on the Climate of New Zealand." Colonial Meteorological Department. Wellington. 1874.

T. Heale. "New Zealand and the New Zealand Company." London. 1842.

Dr. J. Hector. "Reports." Geological Survey Department. Wellington. 1868, and since.

Dr. J. Hector, and E. von Martens. "Critical List of the Mollusca of New Zealand." Colonial Museum and Geological Survey Department. Wellington. 1873.

Dr. Ferdinand von Hochstetter. "New Zealand, its Physical Geography, Geology, and Natural History." Translated into English by E. Sauter. Stuttgart. 1867.

_A valuable and standard work. Well illustrated in colours._

Sir Joseph D. Hooker. "The Botany of the Antarctic Voyage of H.M. Discovery Ships Erebus and Terror. Part II. Flora Novæ Zelandiæ." 2 vols. Quarto. London. 1853.

_A splendidly illustrated work._

Sir J. D. Hooker. "Handbook of the New Zealand Flora." London. 1864.

_The standard botanical work._

W. Howitt. "The History of Discovery in Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand." London. 1865. 2 vols.

_The second volume contains some account of exploring expeditions in New Zealand._

Charles Hursthouse. "Account of the New Plymouth Settlement." London. 1849.

Charles Hursthouse. "New Zealand or Zealandia, the Britain of the South." London. 1857.

_Copious information of a thoroughly reliable and practical sort. Racily written. The best book ever offered to possible emigrants._

F. W. Hutton. "The Tertiary Mollusca and Echinodermata of New Zealand." Colonial Museum and Geological Survey Department. Wellington. 1873.

F. W. Hutton. "Catalogue of the Echinodermata of New Zealand." With Diagnoses, etc. Colonial Museum and Geological Survey Department. Wellington. 1872.

F. W. Hutton and G. Hector. "The Fishes of New Zealand." Illustrated. Colonial Museum and Geological Survey Department. Wellington. 1872.

_Good._

F. W. Hutton. "The Marine Mollusca of New Zealand." Colonial Museum and Geological Survey Department. Wellington. 1873.

"Land Mollusca of New Zealand." Collected from various authors. Colonial Museum and Geological Survey Department. Wellington. 1873.

J. Jameson. "New Zealand." London. 1842.

Lacy Kemp. "Pocket Vocabulary of Colloquial Maori and English." Auckland. 1848.

Alex. Kennedy. "New Zealand." London. 1874.

_A capital history in brief._

Professor Lee (Cambridge). "Grammar of the Language of New Zealand," compiled from data furnished by Mr. Kendall, Hongi and Waikato. London. 1820.

_Known as "Kendall's Grammar."_

Judge Maning. "Old New Zealand; being Incidents of Native Customs and Character in the Old Times." By a Pakeha-Maori. London. 1863.

_A stirring narrative of "the old days" of war and cannibalism._

Judge Maning. "Old New Zealand; together with a History of the War in the North against the Chief Heke, in 1845, as told by a Chief of the Ngapuhi." Edited by the Earl of Pembroke. London. 1876.

_The addition is striking and characteristic._

A. Marjoribanks. "Travels in New Zealand." London. 1846.

Rev. Samuel Marsden. "Journal of Visits to New Zealand." London. 1822, etc.

_Originally published in the C.M.S. "Proceedings." Mr. Marsden made five visits to New Zealand. He was the first to preach the gospel there._

Dr. S. M. D. Martin. "New Zealand, with Historical Remarks." London. 1845.

Rev. R. Maunsell. "Grammar of the New Zealand Language." Auckland. 1842. Revised edition, London. 1862.

Colonel Mundy. "Our Antipodes." 3 vols. London. 1852.

_Vol. 3 contains an account of New Zealand._

D. L. Mundy. "The Southern Wonderland. Rotomahana, etc." A series of Photographic Views. Folio. London. 1875.

_Very fine. There are other photographs published in London, besides those contained in this volume._

"The Natural Wonders of New Zealand." London. 1881.

_A revised edition of Chapman's Guide. An historical and descriptive account of the Hot Lakes._

"The New Zealand Company's Reports." London. 1840-1858.

_These are very copious._

John L. Nicholas. "Narrative of a Voyage to New Zealand." 2 vols. London. 1817.

_An interesting account of the Rev. S. Marsden's first landing in New Zealand in 1814. The author went with the pioneer band of missionaries._

Commander R. A. Oliver. "Lithographic Drawings from Sketches in New Zealand." Folio. London. 1852.

_Coloured pictures; fair, but not equal to Angas'._

"Outline of the Political and Physical Geography of Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand." Collin's Series of School-books. London and Glasgow. 1876.

"Poenamo. Sketches of the early days of New Zealand." London. 1880.

_Deals with Hauraki Gulf. Of very trifling interest._

J. S. Polack. "Travels in New Zealand." 2 vols. London. 1838.

J. S. Polack. "Manners and Customs of the New Zealanders." 2 vols. London. 1840. Illustrated.

_Both Mr. Polack's books are very quaint and amusing._

G. S. Baden-Powell. "New Homes for the Old Country." London. 1872.

_Mostly deals with Australian life, but also contains some New Zealand information._

W. T. Power. "Sketches of New Zealand." London. 1849.

Abbé Rochon. "Voyages aux Indes Orientales." Tom. iii. Paris. 1802.

_Contains accounts of the voyages of the French explorers, De Bougainville, De Surville, Marion du Fresne, Crozet, and others._

Richard Rose. "The New Zealand Guide." London. 1879.

_A little manual for intending emigrants. Gives some useful information._

"Robinson Crusoe," translated into Maori. Wellington. 1851.

E. Shortland. "The Southern Districts in New Zealand." London. 1851.

E. Shortland. "Traditions and Superstitions of the New Zealanders." London. 1854.

John Savage. "Some Account of New Zealand." London. 1807.

_He visited the Bay of Islands, and brought home a Maori to England. Extremely interesting._

W. Swainson. "New Zealand and its Colonization." London. 1859.

W. Swainson. "New Zealand and the War." London. 1862.

_Both books deal with details of law and government._

(S. W. Silver and Co.) "Handbook for Australia, New Zealand, and Fiji." London, etc. 1874.

Rev. Richard Taylor, F.G.S. "A Leaf from the Natural History of New Zealand." Auckland. 1848.

Rev. R. Taylor. "New Zealand and its Inhabitants." London. 1856.

Rev. R. Taylor. "The Past and Present of New Zealand." London. 1868.

Rev. R. Taylor. "Te Ika a Maui." London. 1870.

_This is the best of Mr. Taylor's books, containing a very exhaustive and studious account of old Maori manners and customs. All his books are good; but missionary class prejudice is occasionally somewhat strong in the others._

Rev. R. Taylor. "Maori-English Dictionary." Auckland. 1870.

Charles Terry. "New Zealand, its Advantages and Prospects." London. 1842.

_Refers to Auckland._

Arthur S. Thomson, M.D. "The Story of New Zealand, Past and Present, Savage and Civilized." 2 vols. London. 1859. Illustrated.

_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.

N.B. I cannot claim that the above list is a complete one. It is not. It merely contains the books I have been able to come across. Dr. Thomson compiled a careful list of all publications relating to New Zealand down to the year 1859. Such a task would be very much more arduous now, and the result would not repay the trouble bestowed on it. There have been, both before and since 1859, shoals of pamphlets bearing on matters connected with the colony. Since that year, too, the periodical literature of Great Britain, Australia, the United States, and other countries, has contained countless articles on New Zealand subjects. Finally, "Brighter Britain" has now a literature of its own. Its press and its publishers are busy. Yet, I think, that in the foregoing catalogue will be found all, or nearly all, the substantial volumes immediately relating to New Zealand that the general reader, or particular inquirer, need care to become acquainted with.

THE NEW ZEALAND PRESS.

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--------------+------------------+-------------------------+---------+
|Population accord-| | |
|ing to Census and | | |
|estimates 1879-80.| | |
Name of Town. +--------+---------+ Title of Newspaper or | Issue. |
| | Popula- | Journal. | |
|Popula- | tion of | | |
|tion of |Town and | | |
| Town. |District.| | |
--------------+--------+---------+-------------------------+---------+
Auckland | 13,758 | 31,401 | The Southern Cross | Daily |
| | | The New Zealand Herald | " |
| | | The Evening Star | " |
| | | The Weekly News | Weekly |
| | | The Weekly Herald | " |
| | | The Saturday Night | " |
| | | The Presbyterian Church | |
| | | News | Monthly |
| | | The Church Gazette | " |
| | | The New Zealand Almanac | Annually|
| | | | |
Coromandel | 2,053 | | The Coromandel Mail |Tri-weekly|
| | | The Coromandel News | " |
| | | | |
Grahamstown, | 5,424 | 10,423 | The Thames Advertiser | Daily |
_with | | | The Thames Evening Star | " |
Shortland_ | | | The Thames Exchange | Weekly |
| | | Enoch | " |
| | | | |
Gisborne | 1,204 | | The Poverty Bay Standard|Bi-weekly|
| | | The Poverty Bay Herald | Daily |
| | | | |
Kororareka | 329 | | The Northern Luminary | Weekly |
(_Russell_) | | | | |
Whangarei | 1,288 | 2,906 |The Whangarei Comet and | |
| | | Northern Advocate | Weekly |
| | | | |
Hamilton | 1,243 | -- |The Waikato Times |Tri-weekly|
| | | | |
Ngaruawahia | 277 | -- |The Waikato News | " |
(_Newcastle_)| | | | |
| | | | |
Tauranga | 793 | 2,770 |The Bay of Plenty Times | Weekly |
| | | | |
New Plymouth | 2,678 | -- |The Taranaki Herald |Bi-weekly|
| | |The Taranaki News | Weekly |
| | |The Evening Budget | Daily |
| | | | |
Wairoa | 120 | -- |The Wairoa Free Press | Weekly |
(_Clyde_) | | | | |
| | | | |
Napier | 6,550 | -- |The Hawke's Bay Herald | Daily |
| | |The Hawke's Bay Telegraph| " |
| | |The Hawke's Bay Times |Bi-weekly|
| | |The Hawke's Bay Weekly
| | | Courier | Weekly |
| | |The Hawke's Bay Weekly | |
| | Z Telegraph | " |
| | |The Hawke's Bay Weekly | |
| | | Mercury | " |
| | |The Hawke's Bay Evening | |
| | | Star | Daily |
| | |Te Wananga (_Maori_) | Weekly |
| | | | |
WELLINGTON | 18,953 | 21,005 |The New Zealand Times | Daily |
| | |The Wellington Independent| " |
| | |The Wellington Tribune | " |
| | |The Evening Post | " |
| | |The Evening Argus | " |
| | |The New Zealand Mail | Weekly |
| | |The New Zealander | " |
| | |The Illustrated New | |
| | | Zealand News | " |
| | |Te Waka Maori (_Maori_)|Fortnightly|
| | |The New Zealand Magazine | Monthly |
| | |The New Zealand Bradshaw | " |
| | |The Church Chronicle | " |
| | |The New Zealand Quarterly| |
| | | Review |Quarterly|
| | | | |
Greytown | 1,400 | -- |The Wairarapa Standard |Bi-weekly|
| | | | |
Carterton | 446 | -- |The Wairarapa Guardian | " |
| | | | |
Masterton | 1,673 | -- |The Wairarapa Daily | Daily |
| | | | |
Palmerston | 880 | -- |The Manawatu Times | Weekly |
(_North_) | | | | |
| | | | |
Foxton | 563 | -- |The Manawatu Herald | " |
| | | | |
Wanganui | 4,163 | 7,744 |The Wanganui Chronicle | Daily |
| | |The Wanganui Evening Herald| " |
| | |The Weekly Chronicle | Weekly |
| | |The Weekly Herald | " |
| | | | |
Carlyle | 405 | -- |The Patea Mail | " |
| | | | |
Hawera | 500 | -- |The Hawera and Normanby Star| " |
| | | | |
Marton | 850 | -- |The Rangitikei Advocate | " |
| | | | |
Nelson | 6,804 | 8,810 |The Nelson Times | Daily |
| | |The Nelson Evening Mail | " |
| | |The Nelson Colonist |Tri-weekly|
| | | | |
Westport | 1,166 | 1,800 |The Buller News | Daily |
| | |The Westport Evening Star| Daily |
| | |The Westport Times | " |
| | | | |
Charleston | 185 | -- |The Charleston Herald |Bi-weekly|
| | |The Charleston News | Weekly |
| | | | |
Reefton | 1,031 | 2,645 |The Inangahua Courier | Daily |
| | |The Inangahua Herald |Tri-weekly|
| | |The Inangahua Times | " |
| | | | |
Lyell | 250 | -- |The Lyell Argus |Bi-weekly|
| | | | |
Blenheim | 1,701 | -- |The Marlborough Express | Daily |
| | |The Marlborough Times | " |
| | |The Weekly Express | Weekly |
| | |The Weekly Times | " |
| | | | |
Kaikoura | 200 | 600 |The Kaikoura Herald | " |
| | | | |
Picton | 703 | 3,009 |The Marlborough Press | " |
| | | | |
Hokitika | 3,203 | -- |The West Coast Times | Daily |
| | |The Evening Star | " |
| | |The Westland Register | Weekly |
| | |The Leader | " |
| | | | |
Greymouth | 2,921 | -- |The Grey River Argus | Daily |
| | |The Greymouth Star | " |
| | |The Weekly Argus | Weekly |
| | |The Grey River Press | " |
| | | | |
Ross | 1,068 | -- |The Ross Guardian |Tri-weekly|
| | | | |
Lyttelton | 3,653 | -- |The Lyttelton Times | Daily |
| | |The Lyttelton Evening Star| " |
| | |The Lyttelton Globe | Weekly |
| | |The Canterbury Times | " |
| | |The Canterbury | |
| | | Illustrated Press | " |
| | | | |
Christchurch | 15,156 | 32,031 |The Canterbury Press | Daily |
| | |The Evening Globe | " |
| | |The Weekly Press | Weekly |
| | |The New Zealand Sun | " |
| | |The Illustrated News | " |
| | |The New Zealand Presbyterian| " |
| | |The New Zealand Church | |
| | | News | Monthly |
| | |Te Mokomaka (_Maori_) | " |
| | |The New Zealand Wesleyan | " |
| | |The Licensed Victuallers'| |
| | | Gazette | " |
| | | | |
Kaiapoi | 1,083 | 6,284 |The North Canterbury News| Daily |
| | | | |
Rangiora | -- | 2,888 |The North Canterbury News| " |
| | | | |
Akaroa | 642 | 2,232 |The Akaroa Mail | Weekly |
| | | | |
Ashburton | 1,200 | -- |The Ashburton Mail | Daily |
| | |The Evening Herald | " |
| | |The Ashburton Guardian | Weekly |
| | | | |
Te Muka | 200 | -- |Te Muka Herald | " |
| | | | |
Timaru | 3,791 | -- |The Timaru Herald | Daily |
| | |The South Canterbury Times| " |
| | |The Evening Telegraph | " |
| | |The Geraldine Chronicle | Weekly |
| | | | |
Waiemate | -- | 4,269 |The Waiemate Times |Bi-weekly|
| | |The Waietangi Tribune | " |
| | | | |
Dunedin | 23,959 | 34,674 |The Otago Times | Daily |
| | |The Otago Morning Herald | " |
| | |The Otago Guardian | " |
| | |The Otago Evening Tribune| " |
| | |The Otago Evening Star | " |
| | |The Otago Witness | Weekly |
| | |The Otago Southern Mercury| " |
| | |The Christian Record | " |
| | |The Otago Penny Post | " |
| | |The Age | " |
| | |The New Zealand Tablet (R.C.)| " |
| | |The Saturday Advertiser | " |
| | |The New Zealand News | " |
| | |The Illustrated New | |
| | | Zealand Herad | Monthly |
| | |The New Zealand | |
| | | Temperance Herald | " |
| | |The New Zealand Churchman| " |
| | |The New Zealand Presbyterian| " |
| | | | |
Clyde | 312 | -- |The Dunstan Times | Weekly |
| | | | |
Cromwell | 424 | -- |The Cromwell Argus | " |
| | | | |
Gore | 300 | -- |The Mataura Ensign | " |
| | | | |
Invercargill | 4,283 | 6,000 |The Southland Times | Daily |
| | |The Southland News | " |
| | | The Weekly Times | Weekly |
| | | The Weekly News | " |
| | | | |
Lawrence | 855 | 5,400 | The Tuapeka Times |Bi-weekly|
| | | | |
Tapanui | 335 | | The Tapanui Courier | Weekly |
| | | | |
Tokomairiro | 1,161 | | The Bruce Herald |Bi-weekly|
(_Milton_) | | | The Bruce Standard | " |
| | | | |
Naseby | 546 | | The Mount Ida Chronicle | Weekly |
| | | | |
Balclutha | 900 | | The Clutha Mail | " |
| | | | |
Oamaru | 5,098 | | The North Otago Times | Daily |
| | | The Oamaru Evening Mail | " |
| | | The North Otago Weekly | |
| | | Times | Weekly |
| | | The Oamaru Weekly Mail | " |
| | | | |
Palmerston | 825 | | The Shag Valley Herald | " |
| | | The Waikouaiti Times | " |
| | | | |
Arrowtown | 363 | | The Arrow Observer | " |
| | | | |
Queenstown | 574 | 2,266 | The Wakatipu Mail | " |
| | | | |
Riverton | 867 | 4,194 | The Western Star | " |
| | | | |

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|County in which |
Name of Town. | the Town is | Former
| situated. | Province.
--------------+----------------+-----------
Auckland |Eden |Auckland
| |
Coromandel |Coromandel |Auckland
| |
Grahamstown, |Thames |Auckland
_with | |
Shortland_ | |
| |
Gisborne |Cook |Auckland
| |
Kororareka |Bay of Islands |Auckland
(_Russell_) | |
| |
Whangarei |Whangarei |Auckland
| |
Hamilton |Waikato |Auckland
| |
Ngaruawahia |Waipa |Auckland
(_Newcastle_)| |
| |
Tauranga |Tauranga |Auckland
| |
New Plymouth |Taranaki |Taranaki
| |
Wairoa |Wairoa |Hawke's Bay
(_Clyde_) | |
| |
Napier |Hawke's Bay |Hawke's Bay
| |
WELLINGTON |Hutt |Wellington
| |
Greytown |Wairarapa West |Wellington
| |
Carterton |Wairarapa West |Wellington
| |
Masterton |Wairarapa West |Wellington
| |
Palmerston |Manawatu |Wellington
(_North_) | |
| |
Foxton |Manawatu |Wellington
| |
Wanganui |Wanganui |Wellington
| |
Carlyle |Patea |Taranaki
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Hawera |Patea |Taranaki
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Marton |Rangitikei |Wellington
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Nelson |Waimea |Nelson
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Westport |Buller |Nelson
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Charleston |Buller |Nelson
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Reefton |Inangahua |Nelson
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Lyell |Buller |Nelson
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Blenheim |Marlborough |Marlborough
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Kaikoura |Kaikoura |Marlborough
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Picton |Sounds |Marlborough
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Hokitika |Westland |Westland
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Greymouth |Grey |Westland
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Ross |Westland |Westland
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Lyttelton |Selwyn |Canterbury
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Christchurch |Selwyn |Canterbury
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Kaiapoi |Ashley |Canterbury
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Rangiora |Ashley |Canterbury
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Akaroa |Akaroa |Canterbury
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Ashburton |Ashburton |Canterbury
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Te Muka |Geraldine |Canterbury
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Timaru |Geraldine |Canterbury
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Waiemate |Waiemate |Canterbury
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Dunedin |Taieri |Otago
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Clyde |Vincent |Otago
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Cromwell |Vincent |Otago
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Gore |Southland |Otago
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Invercargill |Southland |Otago
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Lawrence |Tuapeka |Otago
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Tapanui |Tuapeka |Otago
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Tokomairiro |Bruce |Otago
(_Milton_) | |
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Naseby |Maniatoto |Otago
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Balclutha |Clutha |Otago
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Oamaru |Waitaki |Otago
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Palmerston |Waikouaiti |Otago
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Arrowtown |Lake |Otago
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Queenstown |Lake |Otago
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Riverton |Wallace |Otago

I must apologize for any omissions or inaccuracies that may be found to appear in the above list. The materials were not collected without considerable trouble, and every care has been taken to ensure fulness. The figures are derived from returns published according to the census and estimates of 1879 and 1880. Their incompleteness was unavoidable.

POPULATION OF NEW ZEALAND.

_European._ In 1844 the total European population was 13,128
" 1851 " " " 26,707
" 1856 " " " 45,540
" 1861 " " " 99,021
" 1866 " " " 204,114
" 1871 " " " 256,393
" 1874 " " " 299,684
" 1879-80 " " " 463,729
_Maori._ In 1820 the total Maori population was 100,000 (supposed).
" 1874 " " " 46,016
" 1879-80 " " " 42,819

The present total population of all New Zealand, both of Europeans and Maoris, may be set down at 506,548.

POLITICAL DIVISIONS.

In 1876, the old provincial divisions, with all their cumbrous local governments and legislative machinery, were finally abolished. Politically speaking, therefore, the provinces of Auckland, Taranaki, Hawke's Bay, Wellington, Nelson, Marlborough, Canterbury, Otago, and Westland no longer exist. The names are still retained to some extent in general use, but they will probably pass away as the new arrangement takes deeper hold. The colony is now divided into sixty-three counties, which are here enumerated, together with the three principal cities, towns, villages, or settlements comprised within each. The arrangement is from North to South.

County. Towns or Settlements.

Mongonui Mongonui, Whangaroa, Ahipara.
Hokianga Hokianga, Whangape, Kaikohe.
Bay of Islands Kororareka, Kawakawa, Waimate.
Whangarei Whangarei, Mangapai, Waipu.
Hobson Tokatoka, Aratapu, Pahi.
Rodney Mangawai, Omaha, Mahurangi.
Waitemata Helensville, Whangaparoa, Riverhead.
Eden AUCKLAND, Onehunga, Otahuhu.
Manukau Waiuku, Papakura, Pukekohe.
Coromandel Port Fitzroy, Kapanga, Tokatea.
Thames Grahamstown, Tairua, Ohinemuri.
Waikato Mercer, Hamilton, Cambridge.
Waipa Ngaruawahia, Te Awamutu, Alexandra.
Raglan Raglan, Port Waikato.
Piako Piako.
Tauranga Tauranga, Maketu, Ohinemutu.
Kawhia Kawhia, Aotea, Kuiti.
West Taupo Orakau, Tokano.
East Taupo Tapuaeharuru, Cox's.
Whakatane Opotiki, Whakatane, Matata.
Cook Gisborne, Ormond, Uawa.
Wairoa Mahia, Clyde, Mohaka.
Hawke's Bay NAPIER, Hastings, Havelock.
Wanganui Wanganui, Makirikiri, Kai Iwi.
Taranaki NEW PLYMOUTH, Oakura, Raleigh.
Patea Carlyle, Hawera, Normanby.
Rangitikei Bulls, Marton, Turakina.
Manawatu Foxton, Palmerston, Fielding.
Waipawa Waipawa, Waipukerau, Wallingford.
Wairarapa East Akiteo, Mataikuna, Whareama.
Wairarapa West Featherston, Greytown, Masterton.
Hutt WELLINGTON, Hutt, Karori.
Collingwood Collingwood, Clifton, Takaka.
Waimea NELSON, Wakefield, Foxhill.
Sounds Picton, Gore, Bulwer.
Marlborough BLENHEIM, Renwick, Tuamarina.
Inangahua Reefton, Howard, Hampden.
Buller Westport, Charleston, Lyell.
Grey Greymouth, Cobden, Ahaura.
Amuri Waiau, Hanmer Bridge, Tarndale.
Kaikoura Kaikoura, Hapuka, Clarence.
Cheviot Cheviot, Hawkswood.
Ashley Kaiapoi, Rangiora, West Oxford.
Akaroa Wairewa, Akaroa.
Selwyn CHRISTCHURCH, Lyttelton, Selwyn.
Westland HOKITIKA, Ross, Kumara.
Ashburton Ashburton, Rangitata, Rakaia.
Geraldine Timaru, Geraldine, Te Muka.
Waiemate Waiemate, Makikihi, Waihoa.
Waitaki Oamaru, Herbert, Moeraki.
Waikouaiti Palmerston, Waikouaiti, Port Chalmers.
Peninsula Calversham, Tairoa.
Taieri DUNEDIN, Outram, Berwick.
Maniatoto Naseby, St. Bathans, Hamilton.
Vincent Clyde, Cromwell, Gladstone.
Lake Queenstown, Arrowtown, Cardrona.
Fiord (No settlement).
Wallace Riverton, Wallace, Howells.
Southland Invercargill, Dacre, Athol.
Tuapeka Lawrence, Tapanui, Roxburgh.
Bruce Milton, Kaitangata, Waihora.
Clutha Balclutha, Clinton, Waipaheu.
Stewart Island Paterson.

PRONUNCIATION OF MAORI NAMES.

The letters of the Maori Alphabet are only fourteen in number. They are—a, e, h, i, k, m, n, ng, o, p, r, t, u, w. The vowels have an Italian sound.

The Maori a is pronounced like aw and ah.
" e " " a and eh.
" i " " ee.
" o " " o and oo (short).
" u " " oo (long).

When two vowels come together in a syllable, both are pronounced in a single breath. Thus:—

The Maori au becomes ow, as in _cow_.
" ao the same.
" ae becomes i, as in _sigh_.
" ai the same.
" ei becomes ee, as in _keep_.

Ng always has a nasal sound, as in _ringing_. G is never hard.

In common use among colonists, many names are becoming corrupted, principally by the shortening of vowel sounds. Thus, Wakatipu, the proper pronunciation of which should be Waw-kah-tee´-poo, has become Wacky-tip. The elision of a final vowel in certain instances, is common among the Maori themselves.

The following examples, selected from names occurring in this book, may be of use. Chief stress is to be laid upon the syllable indicated by an accent mark.

Arapaoa Ah-rah-pow´-ah
Ararimu Ah-rah-ree´-moo
Aratapu Ah-rah-tah´-poo
Ariki Ah-ree´-kee
Atua Ah´-too-ah
Hauraki How´-rah-kee
Hinau Hee´-now
Hokianga Ho-kee-ang´-ah
Hone Heke Ho´-nay Hek´-ky
Hongi Hika Hong´-ee Hee´-kah
Hoteo Ho-tay´-o
Hue Hoo´-eh
Kahikatea Ki-kah-tay´-ah
Kai Ki
Kainga Ki´-ng-ah
Kaipara Ki´-pah-rah
Kamahi Kah-mi´
Kapai Kah´-pi
Kapuka Kah´-poo-kah
Kararehe Kah-rah´-ray
Kareao Kah-ray-ow´
Kauri Kow´-ree
Kawa Kaw´-ah
Kawau Kah-wow´
Kawiti Kaw´-ee-tee
Keri-keri Kirry-kirry
Kiwi Kee´-wee
Kihi-kihi Kēē-kēē
Kiore Kee-or´-eh
Kopura Ko´-poo-rah
Koraka Ko-rah´-kah
Korero Kor´-ră-ro
Kororareka Kor-or-ar´-ek-ah
Kotuku Ko-too´-koo
Kowhai Ko´-i
Kumera Koo´-meh-rah
Mahurangi Mow´-ă-rang´-ee
Maire Mi´-ray
Manukau Man´-oo-kow
Mangapai Mong´-ah-pi
Mangawai Mong-ah-wi´
Mangiao Mong-ee-ow´
Maori Mow´-ree
Matakohe Mah-tah-ko´-eh
Marahemo Mah-rah-hay´-mo
Maungakahia Mong-ah-ki´-ah
Mihake Mee´-hak-ă
Mongonui Mong-o-noo´-ee
Ngapuhi Ng-ah´-poo-ee
Ngatewhatua Ng-ah´-tay-whot´-oo-ah
Ohaeawae O-hi´-ah-wi
Okaehau O-ki´-how
Onehunga O-nay-hung´-ah
Otamatea O-tah-mah-tay´-ah
Oruawharo Or-oo-ah-whah´-ro
Pahi Pah´-hee
Paparoa Pah-pah-ro´-ah
Pakeha Pah´-kay-hah
Pohutukawa Paw´-tah-kow-ah
Ponamu Po-nam´-oo
Puna Poo´-nah
Puriri Poo-ry´-ry
Rakope Raw´-kop-ă
Rangatira Rang-ah-tee´-rah
Rangitopuni Rang-ee-to-poo´-nee
Raupo Row´-poo
Reinga Ray-eeng´-ah
Rimu Ree´-moo
Taheke Tah´-hak-ky
Tamatewhiti Tom'-ah-tay-whee'-tee
Taupo Tow'-poo
Tawhera Taff'-rah
Taua Tow'-ah
Tapu Tah'-poo
Te Tay
Ti Tee
Wahine Wah-hee'-nay
Waimate Wi'-matty
Waitangi Wi'-tang-ee
Waitemata Wi'-tay-mah'-tah
Whangarei Whong-ah-ree'
Whare Whah'-ray
Whau Whow
Wairoa Wi'-raw
Wairau Wi'-row

THE END.

PRINTED BY WILLIAM CLOWES AND SONS, LIMITED, LONDON AND BECCLES. _S. & H._

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Transcriber's Notes

Obvious typographical errors have been silently corrected. Other variations in spelling, punctuation, hyphenation and accents remain unchanged.

The extensive table of the New Zealand Press in the appendix has been divided to facilitate display on narrow screens.

Italics are represented thus _italic_.