Excerpt from Manual of New Zealand History The want of a Manual of New Zealand History has been felt for some time past. This want the present compilation is intended to supply. The compiler presents to the public generally, to the youth of the Colony, and their instructors, what he believes will be found to be a useful pre'ez'e of the history of New Zealand. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.