Alexandra,17,44.Amnesty Act, The,10.Animals introduced by the Maories,71.Aoteacanoe, The,70.AoteaHarbour,44.Aotearoa, Meaning of,33Apteryx, The,317.Arawacanoe, The,70.Arawas, The,68.Area of the King Country,1.Ariki Kapakapa,62.Ascent of Pirongia,36.—— Ruapehu,199,237.—— Tongariro,179.Atea-Amuri,112.Auckland,46.Aukati, The,1,44,328.Australasian volcanoes, The,195.Bathing at the hot springs,58.—— at Te Koutu,67.——, the pleasures of,98.Bay of Plenty, The,48.Big Geyser, The,121.Birds,358.Birds, Measurements of,318.Botany,350.Boundaries of the King Country,1.Bridal Veil Fall, The,244.Bryce, Mr.,10.Cambridge,44.Cameron, General,6.—— at the Gate Pa,51.Camp ofTawhiao, The,20.—— on Ruapehu,210.Canoes, The seven,70.Caterpillar, The vegetating,83.Chemical constituents of the springs,63.Coast-line of the King Country,2.Coffee-pot, The,64.Confiscations, The,7.Crater lakes,147.—— of Te Tarata,97.—— of Tongariro, The,191.Cream Cups,64.Crown of Ruapehu, The,221.Davis, Mr. C.O.,68.Descent of Tongariro,195.Devil's Hole, The,102.Discoverer of New Zealand, The first Maori,70.Dismal Swamp,268.Distribution of the tribes,349.Eagle's Nest, The,119.Earliest discoverers, The,68.Entomology,364.Explorers of the King Country,4.Fauna,358.Ferns,354.Flora,350.Flute of Tutanekai,76.Fungi,357.Gas in the pools,120.Gate Pa, The,51.Genealogy of Tawhiao,343.Generations, The Maori,71.Geology of the King Country,3.—— of Pirongia,40.—— of the Taupo region,140.Geysers,49,62,100,109,111,116,162.Giant Rocks, The,219.Glacier on Ruapehu, The,247.Glowworms, The,82.Grasses,357.Greenstone, The,22.Grey, Sir George,9,15,47.Hamilton,44.Hapurangi,110.Hariki Kapakapa,109.Hati Wira Takahi,37.Hauhaus, The,276.Haurungaroa Mountains, The,305.Haurungatahi,287.Hawaiki, The fatherland of,69.Hemo Gorge, The,110.Hengia,326.Hikurangi, The meeting at,7.Hinemoa, The legend of,78.Hinepareoterangi,273.Hochstetter's Exploration,4,304.Hone Te Wetere,23.Hongi, The,309.Horohoro,110.Horomatangi,166.Horses, Our,135.Horseshoe Fall, The,242.Hot springs,56,98,101,107,109,111,117,162,193,297.Hotete, The,83.Huata, A,292.Huka Falls, The,116,125.Hurakia Mountains, The,305.Hursthouse affair, The,135.Hurutirangi,76.Hymn of the Hauhaus,280.Insects,364.Jade ornaments,22.Kahakaharoa,316.KahotawaSpring, The,66.Kai,102.Kaimanawa Mountains, The,229.Kainga, A,329.Kakaramea Ranges, The,161.Kakariki Geyser, The,102.Kakepuku,18.Karangahape,306.Karioi,254.Karioi, Mount,44.Kawau,47.KawhiaHarbour,43.Ketetahi,299.Kihikihi,44.King's address, The,33.Kings of the Maories, The,343.Kiriohinekai, The,124.Kiwi, The,317.Korero at Manga-o-Rongo,329.——, The, at Whatiwhatihoe,27.Kuiti Mountains, The,331.Kurahaupocanoe, The,70.Kuruaro,76.Kuwharua,301.Lake Country, The,46.Lament for Te Heuheu,165.—— of Te Kooti,279.Land Court, The,313.Language, The,364.Legend of the Huka Falls,130.—— Rotua, The,282.—— Tongariro, The,181.Lichens,357.Lizard, A gigantic,319.Lizards,364.Love song, A,80.McLean, Sir Donald,9.Mamanui,233.Mammalia,358.Manawapou,Runangaat,5.Mangakara, The,307.Mangakino, The,321.Mangakowiriwiri,320.Manganui-a-te-Ao, The,270,284.Manga-o-Rongo,329.Manga Rewi,23,25,347.Mangatotara, The,267.Mangatuku, The,267,329.MangorewaGorge, The,54.Manuka-trees at Wairakei,119.Manutarere,329.Maories, The,11.——, their cheerfulness,322.——, cause of their decay,291.——, fatherland of the,69.——, their language,364.——, their life,133.——, their mode of fighting,292.——, murder of a girl,231.——, their origin,68.——, their numbers,11.——, a typical speech,33.——, tribes of the,71.Mata-Atuacanoe, The,70.Matene Te Whiwi,5.Maungakawa,44.Maungatautari,44.Maunsell, Archdeacon,346.Mere, use of the,294.——, sketch of a,311.Mineral wealth of the Kaimanawas,236.Moa,317.Moffat, the murder of,273.Mohi,311.Mokaikai, The,326.Mokia, Island of,77.Morning on Ruapehu,214.Moss, Mr. F.J.,41.Mosses,357.Motuoapa,159.Motutaiko,166.Motutere,158.Murimotu Plains, The,253.Napier mail, The,256,Natives Reserves Act, The,9.New Zealand War, The,6,51,345.Ngahapu,100.Ngapuhi, a chief of the,40.Ngatihau legend,130.Ngatiproa, chief of the,39.Ngatiruanui, The,5.Ngatitematera, a chief of the,42.Ngatitoa, a chief of the,38.Ngatituwharetoa, The,130,164,333.Ngatiwhakaue, The,68.Ngatoroirangi,181,255.Ngatokorua Pa,281.Ngauruhoe,182.Ngongotaha,65.Ohinemutu,56.Okarewa,307.Onetapu Desert, The,232.Orakeikorako,111.Origin of the Maories,68.Ornithology,358.Oropi,53.Oruapuraho Valley, The,315.Paeroa Mountains, The,111.Pakihi,265.Pangarara,177Paora tu haere,34.Paratene te manu,40.Parekura,283.Patara te Tuhi,347.Pehi Hetau Turoa,288.Pig, Tragedy of a,61.Pihanga Mount,169.Pink Terrace, The,105.Piritana, The,82.Pirongia,3,18.——, ascent of,36.Plants of New Zealand,352.—— introduced by the Maories,71.Pohaere,20.Pohaturoa,112.Point Victoria,227.Political State of the King Country,3.PotatauI.,6.PotatauII.,6.Pouotepiki,308.Pukaki,71.Pukeakikiore,306.Pukeroa,56.Pumice plains, The,114.Puniu, The,325.Puruohutaiki,71.Putauaki,91.Rangihewa,88.Rangipo table-land, The,169.Rangariri Pa,345,348.Rangitanua,264.Rangitauaiti,264.Rangitoto,47.—— Ranges, The,331.Rangituku,306.RataTrees, The,41.Rauporoa Forest, The,82.Reptiles,364.Rivers of Lake Taupo, The,142.Rotohiko Haupapa,60.Rotoiti Lake,62.Rotokakahi,84.Rotomahana,94,103.Roto Ngaio,155.Rotorua, Lake,56.Rotua, The legend of,282.Ruakaka,269.Ruapehu,3,287.——, first ascent of,199.——, second ascent of,237.——, flora of,355.Runanga at Pouotepiki,310.—— at Te Ruapeka,71.Salute, The,309.Sheep station at Karioi,254.Shrubs,352.Silica formations at Te Otukapurangi,106.—— at Te Tarata,95.Skeleton buried in a tree,77.Sophia the guide,89.Sowthistle as food, The,313.Springs, Hot,56,98,101,107,109,111,117,162,193,297.Stations of the tribes,349.Stone axes,329.Storm on Ruapehu,211.Struthious birds, heights of,318.Sulphur Cups, The,64.—— Point,63.—— pools,123.Summit of Ruapehu, The,223.Sunrise on Ruapehu,213.Tahuatahi,118.Tainuicanoe, The,70.Takitumucanoe, The,70.Tama te Kapua,73.—— Turaki,282.Tangi, The,309.Tapu, its meaning,4.Tapuwaeharuru,136.Taranaki,3.—— confiscation, The,7.Tarawera, Lake,87.——, Mount,91.Taupo, Lake,139,304.Tauranga,48.—— Taupo,159.Tawhiao, King,9,15,20,343.Te Ana Taipo,102.Te Ariki,92.Tehatepe,156.Te Hau,178.Te Henga,169.Te Heuheu,5,6,164,297.Te Heuheu of Tokanu,310.Te Huka,102.Te Kaina Valley, The,308.Te Karapiti,125.Te Kauhanga,63.Te Kauwhanga,64.Te Kohae Point,156.Te Kooti,7,14,278,334,348.Te Kopua, Meeting at,9.Te Koutu,65.Te Kupe,70.Te Mahuki's outbreak,136.Temple at Te Ruapeka,71.Te Ngakau,23.Te Otukapurangi,105.Te Pakaru Plain, The,301.Te Pareoterangi,272.Te Pirori,162.Te Porere,299.Te Poroporo,157.Te Pupunitanga,64.Te Raia Ngakutu,43,348.Terangakaikha Forest, The,261.Terania,307.Terekirike,118.Terraces, The,94.Te Ruapeka,57,68.Te Takapo,103.Te Tarata,94.Tetauranga,325.Te Tihoi Plains, The,319.Te Tokapo,100.Te Toto Ranges, The,324.Te Tuhi,30.Te Wairoa,85.Te Whakataratara,104.Te Whatapohu,102.Te Wheoro, Major,22,28,346.Te Wheu,259.Te Whiti,14,278.Thorny plant, A,230.Tikitapu,84.Tikitere,62.Time, Maori method of reckoning,332.Titiraupenga,3,320.Tokomarucanoe, The,70.Tokanu,161.Tongariro,3,7,179,296.——, flora of,355.Towai, Mount,286.Trachytic lava bed,240.Traditions of the Maories,68.Tree ferns,355.Trees,350.—— in the pumice,177.—— in the Terangakaikha Forest,261.Tribes of the Maories,70.—— at Manga-o-Rongo,332.—— on the Whanganui,276.—— and their localities,349.Tuatara, The,49.Tukukino,42,348.TupuhiSpring, The,65.Turner, Mr. J.A.,134.Tutanekai,76.Tu Tawhiao,22.Twin Waterfalls, The,246.Uenuku,277.Uenukukopako,76.Upper Waikato, The,143,160,174,249.Vegetating caterpillar, The,83.Victoria Point,227.View from Ruapehu, The,225.Vocabulary,364.Volcanic origin of the rocks,144.Volcanoes in Australasia,195.Wahanui,23,347.Waihaha, The,316.Waihohonu Valley, The,186.Waihora, The,319.Waikanapanapa,101.Waikato, The,115,146,151.——, The Upper,143,160,174,249.—— confiscation, The,6.Waikite Geyser, The,65.Waikomiko, The,319.Waimarino, The,287.Waipa River, The,2,339.Waipapa,324.Waipahihi, The,154.Waipari, The,325.Wairakei,115.Wairoa, The,85.Waitahanui, The,154.Waitangi, The treaty of,346.Water-shed, A curious,249.Weapons,292.Whakarewarewa,64.Whakari,48.Whakarra,76.Whakatira,76.Whale, Legend of the,74.WhangaRanges, The,44.Whangaehu, The,237.Whanganui River, The,2.—— ——, source of the,296.—— tribes, The,276.Whangapipiro,63.Wharangi shrub, The,269.Wharesat Ohinemutu, The,57.Whatiwhatihoe, Meeting at,10,19.Whistling Geyser, The,119.White Island,48.—— Terrace, The,95.Whitiora,23,348.