Compiled by Rohi Williams and Josie Laing, Canterbury Museum
Volume I

Note: There is a separate index for each volume.

Volume I contains three parts before the major text, parts 1 and 2 and the major text each being paginated from page 1. The parts are shown in parentheses before the page number.

Crown Lands Office Record numbers are listed under C.L.O. in the Index to Volume 1 at the beginning of the C sequence.

Maori Personal Names: References to other forms of one name have been given where likely to give the user other possible leads, however it cannot be guaranteed that these are the same persons. It is necessary to search the index well, as names have been interpreted sometimes in several spellings. It is also essential to keep in mind the fact that Maori called themselves by different names.

The fullest Maori name is used as the reference, although all variations are entered. Maori are indexed by first name, for example:

Teone Kihau

A reference is also given from second names, for example:

Raniera Matenga

Matenga, Raniera see Raniera Matenga

"Te": Names are indexed using the prefix "Te". A reference is given when the name is also used without "Te", for example:

Te Taumutu

Te Teira Turakina

Teira Turakina

Turakina, Te Teira/Teira see Te Teira/Teira Turakina see also Taumutu.

Where name repetitions do not fit into the index format, brackets are used, for example:

Make Mokomoko

Makarini Mokomoko

Mokomoko, Maka/(Te) Makarini see Maka/(Te) Makarini Mokomoko

Te Makarini Mokomoko.

A reference is sometimes given from third or more names if those names also appear as a name, for example:

Hoani Topi Patuki

Hone Topi Patuki

Honi Topi Patuki

Patuki

Te One Topi Patuki

Teone Topi Patuki

Tioni Topi Patuki

Topi, John

Topi, Patuki see also Hone/Honi Patuki/Teone/Tione/Topi Patuki

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Where Maori have European surnames, they are indexed by surname only, for example:

White, Korako

Where Maori have European first names they are indexed by their Maori name, for example:

Te Uki, John

Where a name is listed more than once on any page, as with persons granted land in more than one area, the name and page number is generally listed only once.

European Names: Names are often entered in several ways, according to the manner presented in the text, therefore all listings of any one surname should be perused, e.g.:

Mantell, Commissioner

Mantell, Mr

Mantell, W.

Mantell, W B.

Mantell, W.B.D.

Mantell, Walter

Chronology: A chronology precedes the alphabetical index, compiled from abstracts and schedules listed in the volumes. Dates are entered year/month/day.