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Index.

• Alexandra, 17, 44.
• Amnesty Act, The, 10.
• Animals introduced by the Maories, 71.
• Aotea canoe, The, 70.
• Aotea Harbour, 44.
• Aotearoa, Meaning of, 33
• Apteryx, The, 317.
• Arawa canoe, The, 70.
• Arawas, The, 68.
• Area of the King Country, 1.
• Ariki Kapakapa, 62.
• Ascent of Pirongia, 36.
• Ascent of Pirongia, Ruapehu, 199, 237.
• Ascent of Pirongia, Tongariro, 179.
• Atea-Amuri, 112.
• Auckland, 46.
• Aukati, The, 1, 44, 328.
• Australasian volcanoes, The, 195.

• Bathing at the hot springs, 58.
• Bathing at the hot springs, at Te Koutu, 67.
• Bathing at the hot springs, the pleasures of, 98.
• Bay of Plenty, The, 48.
• Big Geyser, The, 121.
• Birds, 358.
• Birds, Measurements of, 318.
• Botany, 350.
• Boundaries of the King Country, 1.
• Bridal Veil Fall, The, 244.
• Bryce, Mr., 10.

• Cambridge, 44.
• Cameron, General, 6.
• Cameron, at the Gate Pa, 51
• Cameron, of Tawhiao, The, 20.
• Cameron, on Ruapehu, 210.
• Canoes, The seven, 70.
• Caterpillar, The vegetating, 83.
• Chemical constituents of the springs, 63.
• Coast-line of the King Country, 2.
• Coffee-pot, The, 64.
• Confiscations, The, 7.
• Crater lakes, 147,
• Crater lakes, of Te Tarata, 97.
• Crater lakes, of Tongariro, The, 191.
• Cream Cups, 64.
• Crown of Ruapehu, The, 221.

• Davis, Mr. C. O., 68.
• Descent of Tongariro, 195.
• Devil's Hole, The, 102.
• Discoverer of New Zealand, The first Maori, 70.
• Dismal Swamp, 268.
• Distribution of the tribes, 349.

• Eagle's Nest, The, 119.
• Earliest discoverers, The, 68.
• Entomology, 364.
• Explorers of the King Country, 4.

• Fauna, 358.
• Ferns, 354.
• Flora, 350.
• Flute of Tutanekai, 76.
• Fungi, 357.

• Gas in the pools, 120.
• Gate Pa, The, 51.
• Genealogy of Tawhiao, 343.
• Generations, The Maori, 71.
• Geology of the King Country, 3.
• Geology of the King Country, of Pirongia, 40.
• Geology of the King Country, of the Taupo region, 140.page 376
• Geysers, 49, 62, 100, 109, 111, 116, 162.
• Giant Rocks, The, 219.
• Glacier on Ruapehu, The, 247.
• Glowworms, The, 82.
• Grasses, 357.
• Greenstone, The, 22.
• Grey, Sir George, 9, 15, 47.

• Hamilton, 44.
• Hapurangi, 110.
• Hariki Kapakapa, 109.
• Hati Wira Takahi, 37.
• Hauhaus, The, 276.
• Haurungaroa Mountains, The, 305.
• Haurungatahi, 287.
• Hawaiki, The fatherland of, 69.
• Hemo Gorge, The, 110.
• Hengia, 326.
• Hikurangi, The meeting at, 7.
• Hinemoa, The legend of, 78.
• Hinepareoterangi, 273.
• Hochstetter's Exploration, 4, 304.
• Hone Te Wetere, 23.
• Hongi, The, 309.
• Horohoro, 110.
• Horomatangi, 166.
• Horses, Our, 135.
• Horseshoe Fall, The, 242.
• Hot springs, 56, 98, 101, 107, 109, 111, 117, 162, 193, 297.
• Hotete, The, 83.
• Huata, A, 292.
• Huka Falls, The, 116, 125.
• Hurakia Mountains, The, 305.
• Hursthouse affair, The, 135.
• Hurutirangi, 76.
• Hymn of the Hauhaus, 280.

• Insects, 364.

• Jade ornaments, 22.

• Kahakaharoa, 316.
• Kahotawa Spring, The, 66.
• Kai, 102.
• Kaimanawa Mountains, The, 229.
• Kainga, A, 329.
• Kakaramia Ranges, The, 161.
• Kakariki Geyser, The, 102.
• Kakepuku, 18.
• Karangahape, 306.
• Karioi, 254.
• Karioi, Mount, 44.
• Kawau, 47.
• Kawhia Harbour, 43.
• Ketetahi, 299.
• Kihikihi, 44.
• King's address, The, 33.
• Kings of the Maories, The, 343.
• Kiriohinekai, The, 124.
• Kiwi, The, 317.
• Korero at Manga-o-Rongo, 329.
• Korero at Manga-o-Rongo, The, at Whatiwhatihoe, 27
• Korero at Manga-o-Rongo, Mountains, The, 331.
• Kurahaupo canoe, The, 70.
• Kuruaro, 76.
• Kuwharua, 301.

• Lake Country, The, 46.
• Lament for Te Heuheu, 165.
• Lament for Te Heuheu, of Te Kooti, 279.
• Lament for Te Heuheu, Court, The, 313.
• Language, The, 364.
• Legend of the Huka Falls, 130.
• Legend of the Huka Falls, Rotua, The, 282.
• Legend of the Huka Falls, Tongariro, The, 181.
• Lichens, 357.
• Lizard, A gigantic, 319.
• Lizards, 364.
• Love song, A, 80.

• Mclean, Sir Donald, 9.
• Mamanui, 233.
• Mammalia, 358.
• Manawapou, Bunanga at, 5.
• Mangakara, The, 307.
• Mangakino, The, 321.
• Mangakowiriwiri, 320.
• Manganui-a-te-Ao, The, 270, 284.
• Manga-o-Rongo, 329.
• Manga Rewi, 23, 25, 347.
• Mangatotara, The, 267.
• Mangatuku, The, 267, 329.
• Mangorewa Gorge, The, 54.
• Manuka-trees at Wairakei, 119.
• Manutarere, 329.
• Maories, The, 11.
• Maories, their cheerfulness, 322.
• Maories, cause of their decay, 291.
• Maories, fatherland of the, 69.
• Maories, their language, 364.
• Maories, their life, 133.
• Maories, their mode of fighting, 292.
• Maories, murder of a girl, 231.
• Maories, their origin, 68.page 377
• Maories, their numbers, 11.
• Maories, a typical speech, 33,
• Maories, tribes of the, 71.
• Mata-Atua canoe, The, 70.
• Matene Te Whiwi, 5.
• Maungakawa, 44.
• Maungatautari, 44.
• Maunsell, Archdeacon, 344.
• Mere, use of the, 294.
• Mere, sketch of a, 311.
• Mere, wealth of the Kaimanawas, 236.
• Moa, 317.
• Moffat, the murder of, 273.
• Mohi, 311.
• Mokaikai, The, 326.
• Mokia, Island of, 77.
• Morning on Ruapehu, 214.
• Moss, Mr. F. J., 41.
• Mosses, 357.
• Motuoapa, 159.
• Motutaiko, 166.
• Motutere, 158.
• Murimotu Plains, The, 253.

• Napier mail, The, 256,
• Natives Reserves Act, The, 9.
• New Zealand War, The, 6, 51, 345.
• Ngahapu, 100.
• Ngapuhi, a chief of the, 40.
• Ngatihau legend, 130.
• Ngatiproa, a chief of the, 39.
• Ngatiruanui, The, 5.
• Ngatitematera, a chief of the, 42.
• Ngatitoa, a chief of the, 38.
• Ngatituwharetoa, The, 130, 164, 333.
• Ngatiwhakaue, The, 68.
• Ngatoroirangi, 181, 255.
• Ngatotokorua Pa, 281.
• Ngauruhoe, 182.
• Ngongotaha, 65.

• Ohinemutu, 56.
• Okarewa, 307.
• Onetapu Desert, The, 232.
• Orakeikorako, 111.
• Origin of the Maories, 68.
• Ornithology, 358.
• Oropi, 53.
• Oruapuraho Yalley, The, 315.
• Paeroa Mountains, The, 111.

• Pakihi, 265.
• Pangarara, 177.
• Paora tu haere, 34.
• Paratene te manu, 40.
• Parekura, 283.
• Patara te Tuhi, 347.
• Pehi Hetau Turoa, 288.
• Pig, Tragedy of a, 61.
• Pihanga Mount, 169.
• Pink Terrace, The, 105.
• Piritana, The, 82.
• Pirongia, 3, 18.
• Pirongia, ascent of, 36.
• Pirongia, of New Zealand, 352.
• Pirongia, introduced by the Maories, 71.
• Pirongia, Pohaere, 20.
• Pohaturoa, 112.
• Point Victoria, 227.
• Political State of the King Country, 3.
• Potatau I., 6.
• Potatau II., 6.
• Pouotepiki, 308.
• Pukaki, 71.
• Pukeakikiore, 306.
• Pukeroa, 56.
• Pumice plains, The, 114.
• Puniu, The, 325.
• Puruohutaiki, 71.
• Putauaki, 91.

• Rangihewa, 88.
• Rangipo table-land, The, 169.
• Rangariri Pa, 345, 348.
• Rangitanua, 264.
• Rangitauaiti, 264.
• Rangitoto, 47.
• Rangitoto, Ranges, The, 331
• Rangitoto, 306.
• Rata Trees, The, 41.
• Rauporoa Forest, The, 82.
• Reptiles, 364.
• Rivers of Lake Taupo, The, 142.
• Rotohiko Haupapa, 60.
• Rotoiti Lake, 62.
• Rotokakahi, 84.
• Rotomahana, 94, 103.
• Roto Ngaio, 155.
• Rotorua, Lake, 56.
• Rotua, The legend of, 282.
• Ruakaka, 269.
• Ruapehu, 3, 287.
• Ruapehu, first ascent of, 199.
• Ruapehu, second ascent of, 237.
• Ruapehu, flora of, 355.
• Runanga, at Pouotepiki, 310.
• Ruapehu, at Te Ruapeka, 71.

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• Salute, The, 309.
• Sheep station at Karioi, 254.
• Shrubs, 352.
• Silica formations at Te Otukapurangi, 106.
• Silica formations at Te Otukapurangi, at Te Tarata, 95.
• Silica formations at Te Otukapurangi, buried in a tree, 77.
• Sophia the guide, 89.
• Sowthistle as food, The, 313.
• Springs, Hot, 56, 98, 101, 107, 109, 111, 117, 162, 193, 297.
• Stations of the tribes, 349.
• Stone axes, 329.
• Storm on Ruapehu, 211.
• Struthious birds, heights of, 318.
• Sulphur Cups, The, 64.
• Sulphur Cups, Point, 63.
• Sulphur Cups, pools, 123.
• Summit of Ruapehu, The, 223.
• Sunrise on Ruapehu, 213.

• Tahuatahi, 118.
• Tainui canoe, The, 70.
• Takitumu, canoe, The, 70.
• Tama te Kapua, 73.
• Tama te Kapua, Turaki, 282.
• Tama te Kapua, The, 309.
• Tapu, its meaning, 4.
• Tapuwaeharuru, 136.
• Taranaki, 3.
• Taranaki, confiscation, The, 7.
• Taranaki, Lake, 87.
• Taranaki, Mount, 91.
• Taranaki, Lake, 139, 304.
• Tauranga, 48.
• Tauranga, Taupo, 159.
• Tauranga, Tawhiao, King, 9, 15, 20, 343.
• Te Ana Taipo, 102.
• Te Ariki, 92.
• Tehatepe, 156.
• Te Hau, 178.
• Te Henga, 169.
• Te Heuheu, 5, 6, 164, 297.
• Te Heuheu of Tokanu, 310.
• Te Huka, 102.
• Te Kaina Valley, The, 308.
• Te Karapiti, 125.
• Te Kauhanga, 63.
• Te Kauwhanga, 64.
• Te Kohae Point, 156.
• Te Kooti, 7, 14, 278, 334, 348.
• Te Kopua, Meeting at, 9.
• Te Koutu, 65.
• Te Kupe, 70.
• Te Mahuki's outbreak, 136.
• Temple at Te Ruapeka, 71.
• Te Ngakau, 23.
• Te Otukapurangi, 105.
• Te Pakaru Plain, The, 301.
• Te Pareoterangi, 272.
• Te Pirori, 162.
• Te Porere, 299.
• Te Poroporo, 157.
• Te Pupunitanga, 64.
• Te Raia Ngakutu, 43, 348.
• Terangakaikha Forest, The, 261.
• Terania, 307.
• Terekirike, 118.
• Terraces, The, 94.
• Te Ruapeka, 57, 68,
• Te Takapo, 103.
• Te Tarata, 94.
• Tetauranga, 325.
• Te Tihoi Plains, The, 319.
• Te Tokapo, 100.
• Te Toto Ranges, The, 324.
• Te Tuhi, 30.
• Te Wairoa, 85.
• Te Whakataratara, 104.
• Te Whatapohu, 102.
• Te Wheoro, Major, 22, 28, 346.
• Te Wheu, 259.
• Te Whiti, 14, 278.
• Thorny plant, A, 230.
• Tikitapu, 84.
• Tikitere, 62.
• Time, Maori method of reckoning, 332.
• Titiraupenga, 3, 320.
• Tokomaru canoe, The, 70.
• Tokanu, 161.
• Tongariro, 3, 7, 179, 296.
• Tongariro, flora of, 355.
• Tongariro, Mount, 286.
• Trachytic lava bed, 240.
• Traditions of the Maories, 68.
• Tree ferns, 355.
• Trees, 350.
• Trees, in the pumice, 177.
• Trees, in the Terangakaikha Forest, 261,
• Tribes of the Maories, 70.
• Tribes of the Maories, at Manga-o-Rongo, 332.
• Tribes of the Maories, on the Whanganui, 276.
• Tribes of the Maories, and their localities, 349.
• Tribes of the Maories, Tuatara, The, 49.
• Tukukino, 42, 348.
• Tupuhi Spring, The, 65.
• Turner, Mr. J. A., 134.
• Tutanekai, 76.
• Tu Tawhiao, 22.
• Twin Waterfalls, The, 246.

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• Uenuku, 277.
• Uenukukopako, 76.
• Upper Waikato, The, 143, 160, 174, 249.

• Vegetating caterpillar, The, 83,
• Victoria Point, 227.
• View from Ruapehu, The, 225.
• Vocabulary, 364.
• Volcanic origin of the rocks, 144.
• Volcanoes in Australasia, 195.

• Wahanui, 23, 347.
• Waihaha, The, 316.
• Waihohonu Valley, The, 186.
• Waihora, The, 319.
• Waikanapanapa, 101.
• Waikato, The, 115, 146, 151.
• Waikato, The Upper, 143, 160, 174, 249.
• Waikato, confiscation, The, 6.
• Waikite Geyser, The, 65.
• Waikomiko, The, 319.
• Waimarino, The, 287.
• Waipa River, The, 2, 339.
• Waipapa, 324.
• Waipahihi, The, 154.
• Waipari, The, 325.
• Wairakei, 115.
• Wairoa, The, 85.
• Waitahanui, The, 154.
• Waitangi, The treaty of, 344.
• Water-shed, A curious, 249.
• Weapons, 292.
• Whakarewarewa, 64.
• Whakari, 48.
• Whakarra, 76.
• Whakatira, 76.
• Whale, Legend of the, 74.
• Whanga Ranges, The, 44.
• Whangaehu, The, 237.
• Whanganui River, The, 2.
• Whanganui River, source of. the, 296.
• Whanganui River, tribes, The, 276.
• Whangapipiro, 63.
• Wharangi shrub, The, 269.
• Whares at Ohinemutu, The, 57.
• Whatiwhatihoe, Meeting at, 10, 19.
• Whistling Geyser, The, 119.
• White Island, 48.
• White Island, Terrace, The, 95.
• Whitiora, 23, 348.

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