"The object of the following pages is not to give anything like a complete treatise on the Maori language, nor even a complete outline of Maori Grammar; but rather to furnish, in as small a compass as possible, some practical hints on the ordinary modes of using the different parts of speech; and to clear away some of the difficulties which are most likely to occur to one who is making his first acquaintance with the language; and, I should add, to do this to the satisfaction, in some degree at least, of those who are willing to avail themselves of my guidance."--preface Berlin, printed by Unger brothers, Printers to the King"--Colophon. Erratum slip is present in some copies. Indexed in: Williams, 351 ; Bagnall, 6100 ; Books in Maori, 593