Maori Religion and Mythology Illustrated by Translations of Traditions, Karakia, &c., to Which Are Added Notes on Maori Tenure of Land

MAORI RELIGION AND MYTHOLOGY. WILLIAM ATKIN, GENERAL PRINTER, HIGH STREET, AUCKLAND, N.Z. _Maori Religion_ _and_ _Mythology._ ILLUSTRATED BY TRANSLATIONS OF TRADITIONS, _KARAKIA_, &c. TO WHICH ARE ADDED NOTES ON _MAORI_ TENURE OF LAND. BY EDWARD SHORTLAND, M.A., M.R.C.P., LATE NATIVE SECRETARY, NEW ZEALAND, AUTHOR OF “TRADITIONS AND SUPERSTITIONS OF THE NEW ZEALANDERS.” LONDON: LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO. 1882. _All rights reserved._ TO THE MEMORY OF SIR WILLIAM MARTIN THESE PAGES ARE DEDICATED, THE AFFECTIONATE TRIBUTE OF A FRIENDSHIP OF MANY YEARS. PREFACE. The Maori MSS. of which translations are now published were collected by the author many years ago. The persons through whom the MSS. wer…

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