This diagram shows that muskets were most costly when they were most in demand – at the time of the great northern taua (raids) to the south, between 1818 and the early 1820s.
Diagram from New Zealand 1815–1870: the making of a colony, Students’ Bateman Historical Atlas, David Bateman Ltd, Auckland, 2000
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'Changing cost of muskets 1814-1827', URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/changing-cost-muskets-1814-1827, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 15-Jul-2013
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