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A Note on the Illustrations

The frontispiece (Work, 1846) is reproduced from a pen and ink sketch in the manuscript diary of William Bambridge in the Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington. The map showing the districts of early missionary activity (p. 1) has been specially drawn for this edition by Mr Carl Watson of Hamilton. The Missionary Station at Paihia (p. 20) is from an engraving published in Dumont d'Urville's Voyage Pittoresque Autour du Monde (1834). The Ship 'Kenilworth' Outward Bound for New Zealand (p. 34) is a reproduction of a painting by J. C. Richmond, now in the possession of the National Art Gallery, Wellington. Dance on Board the Emigrant Ship, 'Randolph' (p. 52) is from a photograph in the possession of the Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington. A Settler's Hut (p. 86) is from the water-colour original by William Strutt, a Taranaki artist of the 1850's. Reconstruction of a Cob House Kitchen (p. 106) is from a photograph of a reconstructed kitchen in the Canterbury Museum. A Musical Evening (p. 126) is from a photograph of a wood engraving in The New Zealand Graphic and Ladies' Journal of 13 September, 1890, now in the possession of the Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington. A Taranaki Home (p. 138) is reproduced from a pencil sketch by J. C. Richmond, now in the possession of Mrs Bannister of Rotorua. Richmond was born in England in 1822, came to New Zealand in 1851, and settled in Taranaki. He was a notable figure in New Zealand public life, as well as a delicate draughtsman and a sensitive water-colourist.