LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. PA OH John Rutherford Frontispiece A Maori’s shoulder mat... ... ... ... ... xg Short striking weapons (clubs) used by the Maoris ... ... 32 Kororareka Beach, in the Bay of Islands, where some of Rutherford’s adventures are supposed to have taken place 48 A door-lintel, showing Maori carving ... ... ... 64 “ Moko ” on a man’s face and on a woman’s lips and chin ... 80 Two Maori Chiefs—Te Puni, or “ Greedy,” and Wharepouri, or “ Dark House ” ... ... ... ... ... 9g Scene in a New Zealand Forest ... ... ... ... 112 Flute of bone ... ... ... ... ... ... X28 A waist-mat ... ... ... ... ... ... 144 Stone implements used by Maoris for cutting hair ... ... 160 Carved boxes ... ... ... ... ... ... 17g Greenstone axes, with carved wooden handles, and ornamented with dogs’ hair and birds’ feathers ... ... ... 192 Long striking and thrusting weapons used by the Maoris ... 208 A Maori war-canoe ... ... ... ... ... 224