Transcriber’s Note A few paragraphs are so long the position of the illustrations are left as is. A few words have been left as printed e.g. Rangi-whakaputa Rangiwhakaputa. [Illustration: Map of Lyttelton Harbour and Port Hills-Akaroa, Summit Road] MAORI FOLK-TALES OF THE PORT HILLS CANTERBURY, NEW ZEALAND _By_ JAMES COWAN WHITCOMBE & TOMBS LIMITED Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, & Wellington, N.Z. Melbourne and London 1923 [Illustration: _E. Cowan, photo_ HONE TAARE TIKAO, the narrator of the legends.] PREFACE In this little book I have endeavoured to interweave with descriptions of the most picturesque parts of the Canterbury Port Hills some of the Maori poetic legends and historical trad…
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