Excerpt from Among the Maoris: Or Daybreak in New Zealand, a Record of the Labours of Samuel Marsden, Bishop Selwyn, and Others But the purpose of this present work is with the religious aspect of New Zealand almost exclusively, and to reproduce from a past of less than a century, some scenes of early labour for Christ, and the labourers themselves. Amongst these, two figures stand out in bold relief - Samuel Marsden, the pioneer missionary, and George Augustus Selwyn, the first Bishop. 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.