Old New Zealand: A Tale of the Good Old Times And a History of the War in the North against the Chief Heke, in the Year 1845

CHAPTER VII.

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Excitement caused by first Contact with Europeans -- The Two Great Institutions of Maori Land -- The Muru -- The Tapu -- Instances of Legal Robbery -- Descriptions and Examples of the Muru -- Profit and Loss -- Explanation of some of the Workings of the Law of Muru 81