. The geography of New Zealand. Historical, physical, political, and commercial . such natural productsof the soil as fern-root and other roots, they culti-vated in the northern parts Immara, taro, hue, andkaralia. Fish of various kinds were caught in theproper season and cured by drying in the sun. Wildpigeons, Icaka, paradise ducks, and titi (muttonbirds) were cooked and preserved in their own fatin vessels made from the kelp seaweed, bound roundwith totara bark to strengthen them. Netting,carving, grinding by friction, and fitting stoneimplements and weapons occupied the time of theold men
. The geography of New Zealand. Historical, physical, political, and commercial . such natural productsof the soil as fern-root and other roots, they culti-vated in the northern parts Immara, taro, hue, andkaralia. Fish of various kinds were caught in theproper season and cured by drying in the sun. Wildpigeons, Icaka, paradise ducks, and titi (muttonbirds) were cooked and preserved in their own fatin vessels made from the kelp seaweed, bound roundwith totara bark to strengthen them. Netting,carving, grinding by friction, and fitting stoneimplements and weapons occupied the time of theold men and also much of the young mens beguiled the winter evenings by reciting tales,myths, histories, traditions, and tribal genealogies,chanting and singing poetry, telling fairy tales, andperforming dances. It was only when they becameill, and when harassed by their enemies that theancient Maori can with any truth be said to havebeen miserable or unhappy. They delighted in war,so that the danger and fatigue on such occasionswere more a delight than sorrow or Another view of the Moeraki Boiikleis. APPENDICES. I. NEW ZEALAND TOWNS. Name. Census, 1911 cn+„„+,-^„Population. Situation. Industries. Auckland 102,676 Waitemata Harbour Port. Distributing and ( with suburbs) commercial , timberconversion, sugar re-fining, potteries, etc. Warkworth 360 Mahurangi Harbour Agricultural centre,lime and cement works. Whaiigarei 2,664 Whangarei Harbour Port. Agriculture,fruit -growing,cement works. Kawakawa 161 Bay of Islands Kauri gum export. Helensville 616 Kaipara Harbour Timber. Dargaville 1,291 Wairoa River Timber. Huntly 850 Waikato River Coal Ngaruawahia 175 Waikato Elver Dairjing Hamilton .3,542 Waikato River Agriculture, dairying,Phormium fibre. Thames 3,592 Firth of Thames Port. Mining andironworks. Coromandel 567 Coromandel Harbour Mining Waihi 6,436 Ohinemuri River Mining Tauranga 1,346 Tauranga Harbour Agriculture and dis-tributing centre
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