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DEFENDERS OF NEW ZEALAND MAORI HISTORY OF THE WAR

THE DEFENDERS OF NEW ZEALAND

BEING A SHORT BIOGRAPHY OF COLONISTS WHO DISTINGUISHED THEMSELVES IN UPHOLDING HER MAJESTY'S SUPREMACY IN THESE ISLANDS

BY THOS. WAYTH GUDGEON AUTHOR OF "THE REMINISCENCES OF THE WAR IN NEW ZEALAND" "THE DOINGS OF THE MAORIS FROM 182O TO THE SIGNING OF THE TREATY OF WAITANGI IN 184O," ETC., ETC.

AUCKLAND H. BRETT, PRINTER AND PUBLISHER, SHORTLAND STREET MDCCCLXXXVII

DEDICATION.

TO THE MOVING SPIRITS, WHO TOOK SO ACTIVE A PART IN THE VARIOUS INCIDENTS OF THE LATE WAR WHICH PROSTRATED FOR A PERIOD THE DISTRICTS OF TARANAKI, WAIKATO, WANGANUI, AND THE EAST COAST OF THE NORTH ISLAND, ENTAILING MUCH LOSS AND SUFFERING UPON THE SETTLERS IN THEIR PROTRACTED STRUGGLES WITH THE NATIVES, I DEDICATE WITH PLEASURE THIS MY FEEBLE ATTEMPT TO CHRONICLE THEIR SERVICES, SO THAT AFTER-GENERATIONS MAY LOOK BACK WITH PRIDE ON THE DOINGS OF THEIR FOREFATHERS (THE PIONEERS OF NEW ZEALAND), IN QUELLING THE REBELLION AGAINST BRITISH AUTHORITY.

THOS. WAYTH GUDGEON,

LIEUTENANT AND QUARTERMASTER OF

WANGANUI MILITIA AND VOLUNTEERS.

AUCKLAND, 1887.

FRONT HARD COVER HAS COME AWAY AND NEEDS REBINDING FRONT COVER FADED APART FROM THIS

OVERALL APPEARS IN GOOD USED CONDITION BUT HAVENT CHECKED EVEREY PAGE SELLING AS PER PHOTOS

CUP 16 CM WIDE HANDLE TO SPOUT APPROX

AS PER PHOTOS

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