THE NEW ZEALAND PRESS.

THE NEW ZEALAND PRESS.Name of Town.Population according to census and estimates 1879-80Title of Newspaper or Journal.Issue.County in which the Town is situated.Former Province.Population of Town.Population of Town and District.Auckland13,75831,401The Southern CrossDailyEdenAucklandThe New Zealand Herald"The Evening Star"The Weekly NewsWeeklyThe Weekly Herald"The Saturday Night"The Presbyterian Church NewsMonthlyThe Church Gazette"The New Zealand AlmanacAnnuallyCoromandel2,053—The Coromandel MailTri-weeklyCoromandelAucklandThe Coromandel News"Grahamstown,with Shortland5,42410,423The Thames AdvertiserDailyThamesAucklandThe Thames Evening Star"The Thames ExchangeWeeklyEnoch"Gisborne1,204—The Poverty Bay StandardBi-weeklyCookAucklandThe Poverty Bay HeraldDailyKororarekabr (Russell)329—The Northern LuminaryWeeklyBay of IslandsAucklandWhangarei1,2882,906The Whangarei Comet and Northern AdvocateWeeklyWhangareiAucklandHamilton1,243—The Waikato TimesTri-weeklyWaikatoAucklandNgaruawahia(Newcastle)277—The Waikato News"WaipaAucklandTauranga7932,770The Bay of Plenty TimesWeeklyTaurangaAucklandNew Plymouth2,678—The Taranaki HeraldBi-weeklyTaranakiTaranakiThe Taranaki NewsWeeklyThe Evening BudgetDailyWairoa (Clyde)120—The Wairoa Free PressWeeklyWairoaHawke's BayNapier6,550—The Hawke's Bay HeraldDailyHawke's BayHawke's BayThe Hawke's Bay Telegraph"The Hawke's Bay TimesBi-weeklyThe Hawke's Bay Weekly CourierWeeklyThe Hawke's Bay Weekly Telegraph"The Hawke's Bay Weekly Mercury"The Hawke's Bay Evening StarDailyTe Wananga (Maori)WeeklyWellington18,95321,005The New Zealand TimesDailyHuttWellingtonThe Wellington Independent"The Wellington Tribune"The Evening Post"The Evening Argus"The New Zealand MailWeeklyThe New Zealander"The Illustrated New Zealand News"Te Waka Maori (Maori)FortnightlyThe New Zealand MagazineMonthlyThe New Zealand Bradshaw"The Church Chronicle"The New Zealand Quarterly ReviewQuarterlyGreytown1,400—The Wairarapa StandardBi-weeklyWairarapa WestWellingtonCarterton446—The Wairarapa Guardian"Wairarapa WestWellingtonMasterton1,673—The Wairarapa DailyDailyWairarapa WestWellingtonPalmerston (North)880—The Manawatu TimesWeeklyManawatuWellingtonFoxton563—The Manawatu Herald"ManawatuWellingtonWanganui4,1637,744The Wanganui ChronicleDailyWanganuiWellingtonThe Wanganui Evening Herald"The Weekly ChronicleWeeklyThe Weekly Herald"Carlyle405—The Patea Mail"PateaTaranakiHawera500—The Hawera and Normanby Star"PateaTaranakiMarton850—The Rangitikei Advocate"RangitikeiWellingtonNelson6,8048,810The Nelson TimesDailyWaimeaNelsonThe Nelson Evening Mail"The Nelson ColonistTri-weeklyWestport1,1661,800The Buller NewsDailyBullerNelsonThe Westport Evening StarDailyThe Westport Times"Charleston185—The Charleston HeraldBi-weeklyBullerNelsonThe Charleston NewsWeeklyReefton1,0312,645The Inangahua CourierDailyInangahuaNelsonThe Inangahua HeraldTri-weeklyThe Inangahua Times"Lyell250—The Lyell ArgusBi-weeklyBullerNelsonBlenheim1,701—The Marlborough ExpressDailyMarlboroughMarlboroughThe Marlborough Times"The Weekly ExpressWeeklyThe Weekly Times"Kaikoura200600The Kaikoura Herald"KaikouraMarlboroughPicton7033,009The Marlborough Press"SoundsMarlboroughHokitika3,203—The West Coast TimesDailyWestlandWestlandThe Evening Star"The Westland RegisterWeeklyThe Leader"Greymouth2,921—The Grey River ArgusDailyGreyWestlandThe Greymouth Star"The Weekly ArgusWeeklyThe Grey River Press"Ross1,068—The Ross GuardianTri-weeklyWestlandWestlandLyttelton3,653—The Lyttelton TimesDailySelwynCanterburyThe Lyttelton Evening Star"The Lyttelton GlobeWeeklyThe Canterbury Times"The Canterbury Illustrated Press"Christchurch15,15632,031The Canterbury PressDailySelwynCanterburyThe Evening Globe"The Weekly PressWeeklyThe New Zealand Sun"The Illustrated News"The New Zealand Presbyterian"The New Zealand Church NewsMonthlyTe Mokomaka (Maori)"The New Zealand Wesleyan"The Licensed Victuallers' Gazette"Kaiapoi1,0836,284The North Canterbury NewsDailyAshleyCanterburyRangiora—2,888The North Canterbury News"AshleyCanterburyAkaroa6422,232The Akaroa MailWeeklyAkaroaCanterburyAshburton1,200—The Ashburton MailDailyAshburtonCanterburyThe Evening Herald"The Ashburton GuardianWeeklyTe Muka200—Te Muka Herald"GeraldineCanterburyTimaru3,791—The Timaru HeraldDailyGeraldineCanterburyThe South Canterbury Times"The Evening Telegraph"The Geraldine ChronicleWeeklyWaiemate—4,269The Waiemate TimesBi-weeklyWaiemateCanterburyThe Waietangi Tribune"Dunedin23,95934,674The Otago TimesDailyTaieriOtagoThe Otago Morning Herald"The Otago Guardian"The Otago Evening Tribune"The Otago Evening Star"The Otago WitnessWeeklyThe Otago Southern Mercury"The Christian Record"The Otago Penny Post"The Age"The New Zealand Tablet (R.C.)"The Saturday Advertiser"The New Zealand News"The Illustrated New Zealand HeradMonthlyThe New Zealand Temperance Herald"The New Zealand Churchman"The New Zealand Presbyterian"Clyde312—The Dunstan TimesWeeklyVincentOtagoCromwell424—The Cromwell Argus"VincentOtagoGore300—The Mataura Ensign"SouthlandOtagoInvercargill4,2836,000The Southland TimesDailySouthlandOtagoThe Southland News"The Weekly TimesWeeklyThe Weekly News"Lawrence8555,400The Tuapeka TimesBi-weeklyTuapekaOtagoTapanui335—The Tapanui CourierWeeklyTuapekaOtagoTokomairiro (Milton)1,161—The Bruce HeraldBi-weeklyBruceOtagoThe Bruce Standard"Naseby546—The Mount Ida ChronicleWeeklyManiatotoOtagoBalclutha900—The Clutha Mail"CluthaOtagoOamaru5,098—The North Otago TimesDailyWaitakiOtagoThe Oamaru Evening Mail"The North Otago Weekly TimesWeeklyThe Oamaru Weekly Mail"Palmerston825—The Shag Valley Herald"WaikouaitiOtagoThe Waikouaiti Times"Arrowtown363—The Arrow Observer"LakeOtagoQueenstown5742,266The Wakatipu Mail"LakeOtagoRiverton8674,194The Western Star"WallaceOtagoI must apologize for any omissions or inaccuracies that may be found to appear in the above list. The materials were not collected without considerable trouble, and every care has been taken to ensure fulness. The figures are derived from returns published according to the census and estimates of 1879 and 1880. Their incompleteness was unavoidable.POPULATION OF NEW ZEALAND.European.In1844the total European population was13,128"1851"26,707"1856"45,540"1861"99,021"1866"204,114"1871"256,393"1874"299,684"1879-80"463,729Maori.In1820the total Maori population was100,000 (supposed)."1874"46,016"1879-80"42,819The present total population of all New Zealand, both of Europeans and Maoris, may be set down at 506,548.POLITICAL DIVISIONS.In 1876, the old provincial divisions, with all their cumbrous local governments and legislative machinery, were finally abolished. Politically speaking, therefore, the provinces of Auckland, Taranaki, Hawke's Bay, Wellington, Nelson, Marlborough, Canterbury, Otago, and Westland no longer exist. The names are still retained to some extent in general use, but they will probably pass away as the new arrangement takes deeper hold. The colony is now divided into sixty-three counties, which are here enumerated, together with the three principal cities, towns, villages, or settlements comprised within each. The arrangement is from North to South.County.Towns or Settlements.MongonuiMongonui, Whangaroa, Ahipara.HokiangaHokianga, Whangape, Kaikohe.Bay of IslandsKororareka, Kawakawa, Waimate.WhangareiWhangarei, Mangapai, Waipu.HobsonTokatoka, Aratapu, Pahi.RodneyMangawai, Omaha, Mahurangi.WaitemataHelensville, Whangaparoa, Riverhead.EdenAuckland, Onehunga, Otahuhu.ManukauWaiuku, Papakura, Pukekohe.CoromandelPort Fitzroy, Kapanga, Tokatea.ThamesGrahamstown, Tairua, Ohinemuri.WaikatoMercer, Hamilton, Cambridge.WaipaNgaruawahia, Te Awamutu, Alexandra.RaglanRaglan, Port Waikato.PiakoPiako.TaurangaTauranga, Maketu, Ohinemutu.KawhiaKawhia, Aotea, Kuiti.West TaupoOrakau, Tokano.East TaupoTapuaeharuru, Cox's.WhakataneOpotiki, Whakatane, Matata.CookGisborne, Ormond, Uawa.WairoaMahia, Clyde, Mohaka.Hawke's BayNapier, Hastings, Havelock.WanganuiWanganui, Makirikiri, Kai Iwi.TaranakiNew Plymouth, Oakura, Raleigh.PateaCarlyle, Hawera, Normanby.RangitikeiBulls, Marton, Turakina.ManawatuFoxton, Palmerston, Fielding.WaipawaWaipawa, Waipukerau, Wallingford.Wairarapa EastAkiteo, Mataikuna, Whareama.Wairarapa WestFeatherston, Greytown, Masterton.HuttWellington, Hutt, Karori.CollingwoodCollingwood, Clifton, Takaka.WaimeaNelson, Wakefield, Foxhill.SoundsPicton, Gore, Bulwer.MarlboroughBlenheim, Renwick, Tuamarina.InangahuaReefton, Howard, Hampden.BullerWestport, Charleston, Lyell.GreyGreymouth, Cobden, Ahaura.AmuriWaiau, Hanmer Bridge, Tarndale.KaikouraKaikoura, Hapuka, Clarence.CheviotCheviot, Hawkswood.AshleyKaiapoi, Rangiora, West Oxford.AkaroaWairewa, Akaroa.SelwynChristchurch, Lyttelton, Selwyn.WestlandHokitika, Ross, Kumara.AshburtonAshburton, Rangitata, Rakaia.GeraldineTimaru, Geraldine, Te Muka.WaiemateWaiemate, Makikihi, Waihoa.WaitakiOamaru, Herbert, Moeraki.WaikouaitiPalmerston, Waikouaiti, Port Chalmers.PeninsulaCalversham, Tairoa.TaieriDunedin, Outram, Berwick.ManiatotoNaseby, St. Bathans, Hamilton.VincentClyde, Cromwell, Gladstone.LakeQueenstown, Arrowtown, Cardrona.Fiord(No settlement).WallaceRiverton, Wallace, Howells.SouthlandInvercargill, Dacre, Athol.TuapekaLawrence, Tapanui, Roxburgh.BruceMilton, Kaitangata, Waihora.CluthaBalclutha, Clinton, Waipaheu.Stewart IslandPaterson.PRONUNCIATION OF MAORI NAMES.The letters of the Maori Alphabet are only fourteen in number. They are—a, e, h, i, k, m, n, ng, o, p, r, t, u, w. The vowels have an Italian sound.The Maoriais pronounced likeaw and ah."e"a and eh."i"ee."o"o and oo (short)."u"oo (long).When two vowels come together in a syllable, both are pronounced in a single breath. Thus:—The Maoriaubecomes ow, as incow."aoao the same."aeae becomes i, as insigh."aiai the same."eiei becomes ee, as inkeep.Ng always has a nasal sound, as inringing. G is never hard.In common use among colonists, many names are becoming corrupted, principally by the shortening of vowel sounds. Thus,Wakatipu, the proper pronunciation of which should be Waw-kah-tee´-poo, has become Wacky-tip. The elision of a final vowel in certain instances, is common among the Maori themselves.The following examples, selected from names occurring in this book, may be of use. Chief stress is to be laid upon the syllable indicated by an accent mark.ArapaoaAh-rah-pow´-ahArarimuAh-rah-ree´-mooAratapuAh-rah-tah´-pooArikiAh-ree´-keeAtuaAh´-too-ahHaurakiHow´-rah-keeHinauHee´-nowHokiangaHo-kee-ang´-ahHone HekeHo´-nay Hek´-kyHongi HikaHong´-ee Hee´-kahHoteoHo-tay´-oHueHoo´-ehKahikateaKi-kah-tay´-ahKaiKiKaingaKi´-ng-ahKaiparaKi´-pah-rahKamahiKah-mi´KapaiKah´-piKapukaKah´-poo-kahKarareheKah-rah´-rayKareaoKah-ray-ow´KauriKow´-reeKawaKaw´-ahKawauKah-wow´KawitiKaw´-ee-teeKeri-keriKirry-kirryKiwiKee´-weeKihi-kihiKēē-kēēKioreKee-or´-ehKopuraKo´-poo-rahKorakaKo-rah´-kahKoreroKor´-ră-roKororarekaKor-or-ar´-ek-ahKotukuKo-too´-kooKowhaiKo´-iKumeraKoo´-meh-rahMahurangiMow´-ă-rang´-eeMaireMi´-rayManukauMan´-oo-kowMangapaiMong´-ah-piMangawaiMong-ah-wi´MangiaoMong-ee-ow´MaoriMow´-reeMatakoheMah-tah-ko´-ehMarahemoMah-rah-hay´-moMaungakahiaMong-ah-ki´-ahMihakeMee´-hak-ăMongonuiMong-o-noo´-eeNgapuhiNg-ah´-poo-eeNgatewhatuaNg-ah´-tay-whot´-oo-ahOhaeawaeO-hi´-ah-wiOkaehauO-ki´-howOnehungaO-nay-hung´-ahOtamateaO-tah-mah-tay´-ahOruawharoOr-oo-ah-whah´-roPahiPah´-heePaparoaPah-pah-ro´-ahPakehaPah´-kay-hahPohutukawaPaw´-tah-kow-ahPonamuPo-nam´-ooPunaPoo´-nahPuririPoo-ry´-ryRakopeRaw´-kop-ăRangatiraRang-ah-tee´-rahRangitopuniRang-ee-to-poo´-neeRaupoRow´-pooReingaRay-eeng´-ahRimuRee´-mooTahekeTah´-hak-kyTamatewhitiTom'-ah-tay-whee'-teeTaupoTow'-pooTawheraTaff'-rahTauaTow'-ahTapuTah'-pooTeTayTiTeeWahineWah-hee'-nayWaimateWi'-mattyWaitangiWi'-tang-eeWaitemataWi'-tay-mah'-tahWhangareiWhong-ah-ree'WhareWhah'-rayWhauWhowWairoaWi'-rawWairauWi'-rowTHE END.PRINTED BY WILLIAM CLOWES AND SONS, LIMITED, LONDON AND BECCLES.S. & H.

Name of Town.Population according to census and estimates 1879-80Title of Newspaper or Journal.Issue.County in which the Town is situated.Former Province.Population of Town.Population of Town and District.Auckland13,75831,401The Southern CrossDailyEdenAucklandThe New Zealand Herald"The Evening Star"The Weekly NewsWeeklyThe Weekly Herald"The Saturday Night"The Presbyterian Church NewsMonthlyThe Church Gazette"The New Zealand AlmanacAnnuallyCoromandel2,053—The Coromandel MailTri-weeklyCoromandelAucklandThe Coromandel News"Grahamstown,with Shortland5,42410,423The Thames AdvertiserDailyThamesAucklandThe Thames Evening Star"The Thames ExchangeWeeklyEnoch"Gisborne1,204—The Poverty Bay StandardBi-weeklyCookAucklandThe Poverty Bay HeraldDailyKororarekabr (Russell)329—The Northern LuminaryWeeklyBay of IslandsAucklandWhangarei1,2882,906The Whangarei Comet and Northern AdvocateWeeklyWhangareiAucklandHamilton1,243—The Waikato TimesTri-weeklyWaikatoAucklandNgaruawahia(Newcastle)277—The Waikato News"WaipaAucklandTauranga7932,770The Bay of Plenty TimesWeeklyTaurangaAucklandNew Plymouth2,678—The Taranaki HeraldBi-weeklyTaranakiTaranakiThe Taranaki NewsWeeklyThe Evening BudgetDailyWairoa (Clyde)120—The Wairoa Free PressWeeklyWairoaHawke's BayNapier6,550—The Hawke's Bay HeraldDailyHawke's BayHawke's BayThe Hawke's Bay Telegraph"The Hawke's Bay TimesBi-weeklyThe Hawke's Bay Weekly CourierWeeklyThe Hawke's Bay Weekly Telegraph"The Hawke's Bay Weekly Mercury"The Hawke's Bay Evening StarDailyTe Wananga (Maori)WeeklyWellington18,95321,005The New Zealand TimesDailyHuttWellingtonThe Wellington Independent"The Wellington Tribune"The Evening Post"The Evening Argus"The New Zealand MailWeeklyThe New Zealander"The Illustrated New Zealand News"Te Waka Maori (Maori)FortnightlyThe New Zealand MagazineMonthlyThe New Zealand Bradshaw"The Church Chronicle"The New Zealand Quarterly ReviewQuarterlyGreytown1,400—The Wairarapa StandardBi-weeklyWairarapa WestWellingtonCarterton446—The Wairarapa Guardian"Wairarapa WestWellingtonMasterton1,673—The Wairarapa DailyDailyWairarapa WestWellingtonPalmerston (North)880—The Manawatu TimesWeeklyManawatuWellingtonFoxton563—The Manawatu Herald"ManawatuWellingtonWanganui4,1637,744The Wanganui ChronicleDailyWanganuiWellingtonThe Wanganui Evening Herald"The Weekly ChronicleWeeklyThe Weekly Herald"Carlyle405—The Patea Mail"PateaTaranakiHawera500—The Hawera and Normanby Star"PateaTaranakiMarton850—The Rangitikei Advocate"RangitikeiWellingtonNelson6,8048,810The Nelson TimesDailyWaimeaNelsonThe Nelson Evening Mail"The Nelson ColonistTri-weeklyWestport1,1661,800The Buller NewsDailyBullerNelsonThe Westport Evening StarDailyThe Westport Times"Charleston185—The Charleston HeraldBi-weeklyBullerNelsonThe Charleston NewsWeeklyReefton1,0312,645The Inangahua CourierDailyInangahuaNelsonThe Inangahua HeraldTri-weeklyThe Inangahua Times"Lyell250—The Lyell ArgusBi-weeklyBullerNelsonBlenheim1,701—The Marlborough ExpressDailyMarlboroughMarlboroughThe Marlborough Times"The Weekly ExpressWeeklyThe Weekly Times"Kaikoura200600The Kaikoura Herald"KaikouraMarlboroughPicton7033,009The Marlborough Press"SoundsMarlboroughHokitika3,203—The West Coast TimesDailyWestlandWestlandThe Evening Star"The Westland RegisterWeeklyThe Leader"Greymouth2,921—The Grey River ArgusDailyGreyWestlandThe Greymouth Star"The Weekly ArgusWeeklyThe Grey River Press"Ross1,068—The Ross GuardianTri-weeklyWestlandWestlandLyttelton3,653—The Lyttelton TimesDailySelwynCanterburyThe Lyttelton Evening Star"The Lyttelton GlobeWeeklyThe Canterbury Times"The Canterbury Illustrated Press"Christchurch15,15632,031The Canterbury PressDailySelwynCanterburyThe Evening Globe"The Weekly PressWeeklyThe New Zealand Sun"The Illustrated News"The New Zealand Presbyterian"The New Zealand Church NewsMonthlyTe Mokomaka (Maori)"The New Zealand Wesleyan"The Licensed Victuallers' Gazette"Kaiapoi1,0836,284The North Canterbury NewsDailyAshleyCanterburyRangiora—2,888The North Canterbury News"AshleyCanterburyAkaroa6422,232The Akaroa MailWeeklyAkaroaCanterburyAshburton1,200—The Ashburton MailDailyAshburtonCanterburyThe Evening Herald"The Ashburton GuardianWeeklyTe Muka200—Te Muka Herald"GeraldineCanterburyTimaru3,791—The Timaru HeraldDailyGeraldineCanterburyThe South Canterbury Times"The Evening Telegraph"The Geraldine ChronicleWeeklyWaiemate—4,269The Waiemate TimesBi-weeklyWaiemateCanterburyThe Waietangi Tribune"Dunedin23,95934,674The Otago TimesDailyTaieriOtagoThe Otago Morning Herald"The Otago Guardian"The Otago Evening Tribune"The Otago Evening Star"The Otago WitnessWeeklyThe Otago Southern Mercury"The Christian Record"The Otago Penny Post"The Age"The New Zealand Tablet (R.C.)"The Saturday Advertiser"The New Zealand News"The Illustrated New Zealand HeradMonthlyThe New Zealand Temperance Herald"The New Zealand Churchman"The New Zealand Presbyterian"Clyde312—The Dunstan TimesWeeklyVincentOtagoCromwell424—The Cromwell Argus"VincentOtagoGore300—The Mataura Ensign"SouthlandOtagoInvercargill4,2836,000The Southland TimesDailySouthlandOtagoThe Southland News"The Weekly TimesWeeklyThe Weekly News"Lawrence8555,400The Tuapeka TimesBi-weeklyTuapekaOtagoTapanui335—The Tapanui CourierWeeklyTuapekaOtagoTokomairiro (Milton)1,161—The Bruce HeraldBi-weeklyBruceOtagoThe Bruce Standard"Naseby546—The Mount Ida ChronicleWeeklyManiatotoOtagoBalclutha900—The Clutha Mail"CluthaOtagoOamaru5,098—The North Otago TimesDailyWaitakiOtagoThe Oamaru Evening Mail"The North Otago Weekly TimesWeeklyThe Oamaru Weekly Mail"Palmerston825—The Shag Valley Herald"WaikouaitiOtagoThe Waikouaiti Times"Arrowtown363—The Arrow Observer"LakeOtagoQueenstown5742,266The Wakatipu Mail"LakeOtagoRiverton8674,194The Western Star"WallaceOtago

I must apologize for any omissions or inaccuracies that may be found to appear in the above list. The materials were not collected without considerable trouble, and every care has been taken to ensure fulness. The figures are derived from returns published according to the census and estimates of 1879 and 1880. Their incompleteness was unavoidable.

European.In1844the total European population was13,128"1851"26,707"1856"45,540"1861"99,021"1866"204,114"1871"256,393"1874"299,684"1879-80"463,729Maori.In1820the total Maori population was100,000 (supposed)."1874"46,016"1879-80"42,819

The present total population of all New Zealand, both of Europeans and Maoris, may be set down at 506,548.

In 1876, the old provincial divisions, with all their cumbrous local governments and legislative machinery, were finally abolished. Politically speaking, therefore, the provinces of Auckland, Taranaki, Hawke's Bay, Wellington, Nelson, Marlborough, Canterbury, Otago, and Westland no longer exist. The names are still retained to some extent in general use, but they will probably pass away as the new arrangement takes deeper hold. The colony is now divided into sixty-three counties, which are here enumerated, together with the three principal cities, towns, villages, or settlements comprised within each. The arrangement is from North to South.

County.Towns or Settlements.MongonuiMongonui, Whangaroa, Ahipara.HokiangaHokianga, Whangape, Kaikohe.Bay of IslandsKororareka, Kawakawa, Waimate.WhangareiWhangarei, Mangapai, Waipu.HobsonTokatoka, Aratapu, Pahi.RodneyMangawai, Omaha, Mahurangi.WaitemataHelensville, Whangaparoa, Riverhead.EdenAuckland, Onehunga, Otahuhu.ManukauWaiuku, Papakura, Pukekohe.CoromandelPort Fitzroy, Kapanga, Tokatea.ThamesGrahamstown, Tairua, Ohinemuri.WaikatoMercer, Hamilton, Cambridge.WaipaNgaruawahia, Te Awamutu, Alexandra.RaglanRaglan, Port Waikato.PiakoPiako.TaurangaTauranga, Maketu, Ohinemutu.KawhiaKawhia, Aotea, Kuiti.West TaupoOrakau, Tokano.East TaupoTapuaeharuru, Cox's.WhakataneOpotiki, Whakatane, Matata.CookGisborne, Ormond, Uawa.WairoaMahia, Clyde, Mohaka.Hawke's BayNapier, Hastings, Havelock.WanganuiWanganui, Makirikiri, Kai Iwi.TaranakiNew Plymouth, Oakura, Raleigh.PateaCarlyle, Hawera, Normanby.RangitikeiBulls, Marton, Turakina.ManawatuFoxton, Palmerston, Fielding.WaipawaWaipawa, Waipukerau, Wallingford.Wairarapa EastAkiteo, Mataikuna, Whareama.Wairarapa WestFeatherston, Greytown, Masterton.HuttWellington, Hutt, Karori.CollingwoodCollingwood, Clifton, Takaka.WaimeaNelson, Wakefield, Foxhill.SoundsPicton, Gore, Bulwer.MarlboroughBlenheim, Renwick, Tuamarina.InangahuaReefton, Howard, Hampden.BullerWestport, Charleston, Lyell.GreyGreymouth, Cobden, Ahaura.AmuriWaiau, Hanmer Bridge, Tarndale.KaikouraKaikoura, Hapuka, Clarence.CheviotCheviot, Hawkswood.AshleyKaiapoi, Rangiora, West Oxford.AkaroaWairewa, Akaroa.SelwynChristchurch, Lyttelton, Selwyn.WestlandHokitika, Ross, Kumara.AshburtonAshburton, Rangitata, Rakaia.GeraldineTimaru, Geraldine, Te Muka.WaiemateWaiemate, Makikihi, Waihoa.WaitakiOamaru, Herbert, Moeraki.WaikouaitiPalmerston, Waikouaiti, Port Chalmers.PeninsulaCalversham, Tairoa.TaieriDunedin, Outram, Berwick.ManiatotoNaseby, St. Bathans, Hamilton.VincentClyde, Cromwell, Gladstone.LakeQueenstown, Arrowtown, Cardrona.Fiord(No settlement).WallaceRiverton, Wallace, Howells.SouthlandInvercargill, Dacre, Athol.TuapekaLawrence, Tapanui, Roxburgh.BruceMilton, Kaitangata, Waihora.CluthaBalclutha, Clinton, Waipaheu.Stewart IslandPaterson.

The letters of the Maori Alphabet are only fourteen in number. They are—a, e, h, i, k, m, n, ng, o, p, r, t, u, w. The vowels have an Italian sound.

The Maoriais pronounced likeaw and ah."e"a and eh."i"ee."o"o and oo (short)."u"oo (long).

When two vowels come together in a syllable, both are pronounced in a single breath. Thus:—

The Maoriaubecomes ow, as incow."aoao the same."aeae becomes i, as insigh."aiai the same."eiei becomes ee, as inkeep.

Ng always has a nasal sound, as inringing. G is never hard.

In common use among colonists, many names are becoming corrupted, principally by the shortening of vowel sounds. Thus,Wakatipu, the proper pronunciation of which should be Waw-kah-tee´-poo, has become Wacky-tip. The elision of a final vowel in certain instances, is common among the Maori themselves.

The following examples, selected from names occurring in this book, may be of use. Chief stress is to be laid upon the syllable indicated by an accent mark.

ArapaoaAh-rah-pow´-ahArarimuAh-rah-ree´-mooAratapuAh-rah-tah´-pooArikiAh-ree´-keeAtuaAh´-too-ahHaurakiHow´-rah-keeHinauHee´-nowHokiangaHo-kee-ang´-ahHone HekeHo´-nay Hek´-kyHongi HikaHong´-ee Hee´-kahHoteoHo-tay´-oHueHoo´-ehKahikateaKi-kah-tay´-ahKaiKiKaingaKi´-ng-ahKaiparaKi´-pah-rahKamahiKah-mi´KapaiKah´-piKapukaKah´-poo-kahKarareheKah-rah´-rayKareaoKah-ray-ow´KauriKow´-reeKawaKaw´-ahKawauKah-wow´KawitiKaw´-ee-teeKeri-keriKirry-kirryKiwiKee´-weeKihi-kihiKēē-kēēKioreKee-or´-ehKopuraKo´-poo-rahKorakaKo-rah´-kahKoreroKor´-ră-roKororarekaKor-or-ar´-ek-ahKotukuKo-too´-kooKowhaiKo´-iKumeraKoo´-meh-rahMahurangiMow´-ă-rang´-eeMaireMi´-rayManukauMan´-oo-kowMangapaiMong´-ah-piMangawaiMong-ah-wi´MangiaoMong-ee-ow´MaoriMow´-reeMatakoheMah-tah-ko´-ehMarahemoMah-rah-hay´-moMaungakahiaMong-ah-ki´-ahMihakeMee´-hak-ăMongonuiMong-o-noo´-eeNgapuhiNg-ah´-poo-eeNgatewhatuaNg-ah´-tay-whot´-oo-ahOhaeawaeO-hi´-ah-wiOkaehauO-ki´-howOnehungaO-nay-hung´-ahOtamateaO-tah-mah-tay´-ahOruawharoOr-oo-ah-whah´-roPahiPah´-heePaparoaPah-pah-ro´-ahPakehaPah´-kay-hahPohutukawaPaw´-tah-kow-ahPonamuPo-nam´-ooPunaPoo´-nahPuririPoo-ry´-ryRakopeRaw´-kop-ăRangatiraRang-ah-tee´-rahRangitopuniRang-ee-to-poo´-neeRaupoRow´-pooReingaRay-eeng´-ahRimuRee´-mooTahekeTah´-hak-kyTamatewhitiTom'-ah-tay-whee'-teeTaupoTow'-pooTawheraTaff'-rahTauaTow'-ahTapuTah'-pooTeTayTiTeeWahineWah-hee'-nayWaimateWi'-mattyWaitangiWi'-tang-eeWaitemataWi'-tay-mah'-tahWhangareiWhong-ah-ree'WhareWhah'-rayWhauWhowWairoaWi'-rawWairauWi'-row

THE END.

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FOOTNOTES:[1]SeePronunciation of Maori Names, in the Appendix.[2]SeePronunciation of Maori Names, in the Appendix.[3]The North Island.

[1]SeePronunciation of Maori Names, in the Appendix.

[2]SeePronunciation of Maori Names, in the Appendix.

[3]The North Island.

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