 Such is the disposition of a man's property : it relates only to the male children. The custom as to the female children is not to give them any land : for their father bears in mind that they will not abide on the land. They may marry husbands belonging...  New Zealand and Its Colonization - Seite 152von William Swainson - 1859 - 416 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Edward Shortland - 1854 - 326 Seiten
...my sons. Such or such a piece of land is for such or such a nephew. My eel-weirs, my potato gardens, my potatoes, my pigs, my male slaves, and my female,...belonging to another tribe not at all connected with their parents' family: therefore no portion of land is given to them. Not so the male children : they stand... | |
 | Edward Shortland - 1856 - 344 Seiten
...my male slaves, and my female slaves, are all for my sons only. My wives are for my younger brother. to the female children is not to give them any land...belonging to another tribe not at all connected with their parents' family : therefore no portion of land is given to them. Not so the male children : they stand... | |
 | Edward Shortland - 1856 - 342 Seiten
...nephew. My eel-weirs, my potato gardens, my potatoes, my pigs, my male slaves, and my female slaves, are all for my sons only. My wives are for my younger brother. to the female children is not to give them any land : for their father bears in mind that they will... | |
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