Chapter 7

RETROSPECT (1814-1841).

Arrival of Hobson--Treaty of Waitangi--Opposition of New Zealand Company--The work of the missionaries--Absence of authority--Kendall the Gnostic--The new workers--Bible translation--Simplicity in worship --And in life--Buying of land--Motives tested by selection of Auckland --Darwin's verdict--Missionaries and Methodists--Friendly relations-- Disagreement on West Coast--Arrival of Roman mission--Hardships-- Koinaki's taua--Causes of rapid spread of Christianity among Maoris-- Gifts of civilisation--Religiousness of Maori nature--Letters of converts--The old heart--Marvellous memory--Hopes for the future.

SECOND PERIOD.