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A SKETCH
OF THE
COLONY OF NEW ZEALAND,
FROM ITS ORIGIN TO THE PRESENT TIME;
CONTAINING A DESCRIPTION OP
SOME OF ITS PRINCIPAL CITIES AND NATIVE RACE;
WITH
HINTS TO EMIGRANTS.
BY A CITIZEN OF AUCKLAND.
GLASGOW:
JAMES GIBB CO., 63 GREAT CLYDE STREET.
LONDON: E. STOCK, 62 PATERNOSTER ROW, E.C.
AND ALL BOOKSELLERS.
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[CONTENTS]
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CONTENTS.
Origin and Progress of the Colony, ..... 5
Arrival of the Missionaries, &c., ......9
New-Zealand made a British Dependence,-- - - - 12
Selection of the Capital, .......14
Governor Grey's Second Administration,.... 19
The Native Race, ........22
The Colony--its Situation and Resources, 27
The Provinces and Chief Cities, ......11
Auckland, ..........31
Wellington, .........34
New Plymouth, ............
Hawkes Bay, .........36
Nelson, ..........36
Marlborough, .........36
Canterbury, ..........36
Otago, ..........37
Southland, ..........37
Hints to Emigrants, ........37
Communications with Home, ......40
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