| CHAP. | | PAGE |
| INTRODUCTION. With 2 Illustrations | [1] |
| I. | TIKI—THE ANCESTOR OF MANKIND. With 3 Illustrations | [5] |
| II. | THE CREATION OF HAWAIKI. With 3 Illustrations | [9] |
| III. | THE POI-DANCE. With 3 Illustrations | [15] |
| IV. | THE CREATION OF THE STARS. With 5 Illustrations | [20] |
| V. | THE CHANT OF RANGI-NUI. With 2 Illustrations | [26] |
| VI. | TANE—THE CREATION OF NATURE. With 2 Illustrations | [30] |
| VII. | THE FIGHT OF NIGHT AND DAY. With 2 Illustrations | [34] |
| VIII. | MAUI—THE CREATION OF NEW ZEALAND. With 6 Illustrations | [37] |
| IX. | MAHUIKA. With 2 Illustrations | [52] |
| X. | MAUI AND MAHUIKA; MAUI’S FIGHT WITH THE SUN. With 3 Illustrations | [56] |
| XI. | THE DEATH OF MAUI. With 2 Illustrations | [62] |
| XII. | TE AROHA O HINEMOA: a Legend. With 2 Illustrations | [66] |
| XIII. | MAUI AND IRAWARU: a Tradition. With 1 Illustration | [71] |
| XIV. | NGA PATU-PAIAREHE, THE CHILDREN OF THE MIST [by James Cowan]. With 3 Illustrations | [74] |
| XV. | TIHI-O-TE-RANGI. With 3 Illustrations | [80] |
| XVI. | THE BATTLE OF THE GIANTS. With 3 Illustrations | [86] |
| XVII. | THE COMING OF THE MAORI [by James Cowan]. With 3 Illustrations | [93] |
| XVIII. | TRADITION—TAMA-TE-KAPUA. With 4 Illustrations | [100] |
| XIX. | A TANGI. TE REINGA [by James Cowan]. With 3 Illustrations | [107] |
| XX. | NGAWAI. THE BURIAL OF TE HEU-HEU ON TONGARIRO. With 4 Illustrations | [114] |