Old New Zealand: Being Incidents of Native Customs and Character in the Old Times
CHAPTER VII.
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. 94