Preface 1. The main periods of development 2. The economic status of the Maoris 3. The alienation of the land 4. The rise of the pastoral movement 5. The origins of State socialism 6. The experimental period 7. The economic transformation 8. The triumph of the freehold 9. Borrowing for the development 10. The economic functions of government 11. State regulation of wages 12. Maternal legislation 13. Imperialism and foreign affairs 14. An experiment in democracy Appendix Index