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The Early Journals of Henry Williams

Contents

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Contents

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Introduction 15
I DECEMBER 1826 to DECEMBER 1827
Brig captured by convicts — Wesleyans abandon Whangaroa — Hongi wounded — Problems with girls and ships — Threats of muru — Marsden arrives — N.Z. Colony in N.S.W. — Herald leaves for Sydney — Translation work — Peacemaking parleys.
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II JANUARY to NOVEMBER 1828
Problems of food — Interview between Ngapuhi and Kawakawa — Hongi's death — Whareumu killed — Peace expedition to Hokianga — Arranging escape for Rotorua party — Voyage to Whakatane, Opotiki, Tauranga — Rangituke killed — Litany read in Maori — Peacemaking at Waitangi.
96
III APRIL to MAY 1829
“Stripping” party from Rangihoua — Hahunga of Hongi's bones at Whangaroa.
150
IV MARCH to DECEMBER 1830
“Girls' War” — Marsden arrives—Fighting at Thames — School examinations.
155
V JANUARY to DECEMBER 1831
Peace parleys at Hokianga, Mangakahia, &c. — War party to Tauranga — Karere launched — Trouble with Rotorua Maoris — Journey to Rotorua — More peacemaking.
168
VI JANUARY to DECEMBER 1832
War party to Tauranga — Peace parleys — Pomare plans attack on Waikato — Land troubles — Ceremonial with heads.
211
VII JANUARY to DECEMBER 1833
Peace parleys — Voyage to Tauranga and Maketu — East Cape Maoris captured by Captain Black — Busby arrives — Rotorua asks for missionaries — Ploughs used at Waimate — Death of Tohitapu — Journey to Thames and Waikato — Te Waharoa — Journey to Whangaroa.
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VIII JANUARY to DECEMBER 1834
Te Waharoa's patu delivered — Voyage to Kaitaia — Attack on Busby — Missionaries leave for Waikato — Trouble with Wesleyans — Fighting at Kororareka.
356
IX JANUARY to DECEMBER 1835
A. N. Brown leaves for Waikato — Peace parleys — Journey to Thames and Waikato.
405
X 1836 to 1839
Tribal wars in Waikato — Journey to Waikato — Tribal wars in Bay of Islands — Bishop Pompallier arrives — Mission established in Poverty Bay.
433
XI OCTOBER 1839 to JANUARY 1840
Voyage to Port Nicholson— Hadfield established at Otaki — Wanganui visited — Overland journey to Taupo, Rotorua and Tauranga—Meets Captain Hobson, Lieutenant-Governor.
445
APPENDICES
I The Family of Henry Williams 479
II Maori Orthography 480
III Land Purchases 484
IV The Herald 487
V C.M.S. Vindication of Henry Williams 491
Glossary of Maori Words 493
Bibliography 495
Index 507