Miscellaneous papers

Comprises `History and traditions of the Maoris of the West Coast, North Island of New Zealand'; preface entitled `Memoirs of the Polynesian Society' (1910); presidential address to the Auckland Institute, read by S P Smith (4 Jun 1888); `The Lore of the whare-wananga', introduction (5 pages); `An Account of some of the hekes or migrations of the Taranaki and other tribes from the north to Cooks Strait', told by Rangipito of Onaero Taranaki to A Shand and S P Smith (Apr 1897) (25 leaves); `Expansion of England' by Professor Seeley. papers read by Smith before St Mary's Mutual Improvement Society (13 Aug 1885);`A Sketch of the history of the Taranaki and West Coast tribes of Maori...', collected and supplied from original sources by members of the Polynesian Society (27 leaves); page with note by Smith, of printed extracts from the manuscripts of the Rev R Taylor, no II, `Snowed up at Taupo'

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