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The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 23

Section III.—Manufactures

Section III.—Manufactures.

Class 24.

145aMrs. Thompson, manu.—Counterpane, worked by exhibitor.

Class 25.

146Hawke's Bay Local Committee, pos.—Sealskin Haversack. Animal killed and skin dressed by a Wairoa Maori.

Class 29.

147Waru Werahiko Moeangiangi, Maori landowner, pos.—Genealogical Staff, obtained with great difficulty. It represents the pedigree of the tribe of owner since first arrival in New Zealand.
148Koch, August, Government Draughtsman, del.—Mip of Province of Hawke's Bay, shewing purchased lands by private individuals, land still in the hands of the natives, and Government land open for selection.
149Koch, August, Government Draughtsman, del.—A small Map, shewing the geological features of the Province.
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Sub-Class C.

150Le Quesne, Joseph, manu.—Wooden Puzzle, made by exhibitor.
151Begg, Samuel, pos.—Vase from West Indies, manufactured from shells, in imitation of flowers.

Class 30.

152Dinwoodie, John, Cabinet Maker, manu.—No. 1. Case, glazed, made by exhibitor for collection of petrifactions, of "touira," native wood.
153Dinwoodie, John, Cabinet Maker, manu.—No. 2. Case, glazed, for figs and raisins, made of Hawke's Bay "mati."
154Dinwoodie, John, Cabinet Maker, manu.—No. 3. Small Case, (containing one specimen of Petrified Fern or Moss), of totara wood and white "mairi"—Hawke's Bay wood.

Class 36B.

155Begg, Samuel, pos.—One Churn, from Fiji Islands, cut out of solid piece of Wood.
156Begg, Samuel, pos.—One Mat, from Fiji Islands, made from Cocoa Nut Fibre.
157Begg, Samuel, pos.—One Maori Mat, made from Flax.
158Colenso, W., pos.—Carved Maori Canoe Paddle, made of manuka, from Bay of Plenty, in 1836.
159Harding, John, Sheep Farmer, at Waipukurai, pos.—Stone Axes dug up at Mount Vernon, Waipukurai.
160Grindell, James, Napier, pos.—3 Pipes, made by Natives of the Wairoa, Hawke's Bay.
161Karaitiana, Maori Chief, Pakowai, near Napier, pos.—A Black Stringed Flax Mat, Korowai.
162Karaitiana, Maori Chief, Pakowai, near Napier, pos.—A Maori Trumpet, made of Supple Jack. "Tetere."
163Karaitiana, Maori Chief, Pakowai, near Napier, pos.—Dried Flax, "Ngaku."
164Le Quesne, Joseph, pos.—Fiji Weapons, viz.:—
1.Large Fiji War Club.
2.Fiji Canoe Paddle.
3.Three Fiji Clubs
4.One do Spear.
5.Piece o "Tappia"—bark of tree hammered out.
6.Two Aboriginal Aprons.
7.One do Fan or Duster.
8.One do Pillow.
165Locke, Samuel, Napier, Provincial Surveyor.—One Taeahu. Wants the feather.page 17
166M'Lean, Donald, Esq., Superintendent, pos.—Maori Canoe and accessories. This Canoe was made by a Native Chief of Hawke's Bay, and presented to exhibitor. It is named "Takitimu," being the name of the Canoe in which the ancestors of the tribe came from Hawaiki to New Zealand, The Canoe is often referred to in their speeches as symbolic of Peace, or to announce that the descendants of their ancestors who came to New Zealand in the Canoe "Takitimu" would use every effort to preserve peace in the Province of Hawke's Bay.
167Tareha, Maori Chief, Pah Waikairo, near Napier, pos.—Fine Flax Mat, "Paepaeora." Spear (Taeaha), trimmed with Puhi Kaka Feathers; formerly used as a war weapon, now to flourish about when haranguing.
168Colenso, William, M.H.R., Napier.
1.6 Vols. Flora Antarctica.
2.9 Vols. Government Edition, Cook's Voyages, 8 vols. 4[unclear: to] and 1 Vol. Atlas, Maps, and Plates.
3.1 Vol folio, Raoul's Plantes, Middle Island.
4.1 Vol. Forster's Generum Plantarum.
5.1 Vol. Owen's Monograph Moa.
6.1 Vol. Owen's Monograph Apteryx.

Books Feinted in New Zealand,

7.1 New Testament, Bay of Islands, 1837.
8.1 Common Prayer, complete, (Church of England), Bay of Islands, 1840.
9.First Book printed in New Zealand—Epistles to Ephesians and Philippians, 12mo., February 1835.
10.First English Book printed in New Zealand—Report of the Temperance Society, Bay of Islands, 1836.
11.First English Sermon printed in New Zealand, A.D., 1842.
12.Two Maori Almanacs, 1841 and 1843—first ones were published in 1839 and 1840.
13.Ten of the Earliest Printed Public Papers, in covers, A.D., 1835-1840, including Treaty of Waitangi, (original Maori); tie N, Maori declaration of United Independence, A.D., 1835.
14.The first "Government Gazette," A.D., 1840.

Books Relative to New Zealand, but Printed in Sydney and Hobort Town.

15First Book Printed for New Zealanders: Viscount Goderich's Letter, &c., English and Maori, A.D., 1833.
161 Vol., "Journey of a Naturalist in New Zealand, A.D., 1842, (by Exhibitor.)
171 Vol., Felices Novœ of New Zealand, by Exhibitor.
181 Vol., Murray on Phormium Tenax, &c, the paper of the book being manufactured from Phormium Tenax (New Zealand Rax).
191, A few sheets of said Paper, 1838.
203 Specimens of Volcanic Sulphur, from Islands in B.y of Plenty.
211 Bordered Maori Mat, E. Capg, 1844.page 18
221 Black-String Mat, Bay of Islands, 1842.
231 Carved Tinder Box, Native Wood, Po. (Decarpus Spicata), from Rotorua, 1839.
241 New Zealand Carved Wooden Spoon, A.D., 1836.
256 New Zealand Stone Axes, from different parts.
266 Moa Bones, from near Poverty Bay, A.D., 1864, found in situ, viz.—2 Tarsi, 2 Tibiæ and 2 Femora.
271 Saw, of Sharks' (?) Teeth, from Byron's Island. Lat., about 2 degrees S.; obtained in 1837.
281 Fancy Maori Basket, of Ph. Tenax, from the Thames.
291 Antique Bell. This interesting relic was obtained in the interior by the Exhibitor, in 1837. The inscription, which has been sent to England for translation's believed to be Javanese. It had been in the hands of the Maoris for several generations. Its history—which I have somewhere written—is long and interesting.
302 Whales' Teeth, (Sperm Whale); from a whale taken in Hawke's Bay, and the largest of the kind ever taken here. A capital article of export with the islanders of the Pacific, and the Chinese.
31Lot of Bitumen, from the East Coast.
321 Pair Helices Helix Busbyi 8 land shells.
332 Paire Bulimus Antipodarum (?) 8 land shells.
341 Pair B. Fibratus (?) 8 land shells.
351 Gold Seal, having an Engraved New Zealand Stone set in it (1836).
361 Specimen of Crystallized Tui, from the Thames.
37 to 39.3 Geological Specimens of Southernmost Antarctic Land: interesting, and very valuable.
401 Geological Specimen of Auckland Island.
4120 Specimens Cornelian, Red and White.
421 Specimen, contorted, West Coast.
432 New Zealand Fish-hooks of the Olden Time: the shaft of Moa bone, the barb of human bone. Obtained at the East Capo in 1837.
441 Specimen Calcite (?), Stalact. Tufa, from caves, Hawke's Bay.
451 Reel, having a peculiar cord wound on it, ingeniously made by Maoris from N.Z. flax (for particular purposes), and rare, A.D. 1837.
461 Axe, of Slate, from the Island of Mangaia, A.D., 1837, made by the Natives there, without iron, and carried in state before their Principal Chiefs.
471 Large Tapa, or Cloth, made of the Paper Mulberry tree (Broussonetia Payyrifera), by Pacific Islanders.
481 Specimen, in spirits, of the large and scarce New Zealand Guana-Lizard, Hatterea Punctata, from the Bay of Plenty, 1839.
491 Specimen, in spirits, of the large and scarce Wetn Punga, (Deinacrida gigantea, Col.), from Bay of Islands.
501 bottle Ambergris, from a Whale taken in H. Bay, 1851.
51.1 Bottle Raw Kokowai, Red Oxide of Iron (?), used by Natives, when prepared, as rouge, &c., from Bay of Islands.page 19
5240 Cones, Pinus Pinaster, from trees raised by Exhibitor at H. Bay, from seed sown in 1845.
531 Mat (old) sent to shew size and quality of the Best Mats of former days, wholly indigenous production, made in 1835, and very often washed. Border (for Pattern, the regal Pattern), often greatly admired by Maoris. One of the few best the writer has ever seen.
5414 Specimens of Copper Ores from Cornwall, Great Britain.
5526 Specimens of Ores of Tin, Lead, Iron, Antimony, Manganese, Blende, Uranite, and Mundic, from Cornwall, Great Britain.
5612 Volcanic Specimens from North Island, New Zealand.
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90 Geological, Mineralogical, and Fossil Specimens from North Island, New Zealand.

All the Maori Specimens, i.e. New Zealand, were collected by the exhibitor.