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THE
NEW ZEALAND SETTLER'S GUIDE,
A SKETCH 0F THE
PRESENT STATE OF THE SIX PROVINCES;
WITH A DIGEST OF THE
CONSTITUTION AND LAND REGULATIONS, AND TWO MAPS.
BY
I. RHODES COOPER,
CAPTAIN 58TH REGT.
Experto credite.
LONDON:
EDWARD STANFORD, 6, CHARING CROSS.
1857.
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[DEDICATION]
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TO COLONEL WYNYARD, C.B.,
THE LAST LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR OF NEW ZEALAND,
AND
FIRST SUPERINTENDENT ELECTED BY THE PEOPLE
OF
THE PROVINCE OF AUCKLAND,
This work
IS RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED
BY
THE AUTHOR.
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[CONTENTS]
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CONTENTS.
INTRODUCTION . . . . .1
CHAPTER I.
THE COLONY . . . . .11
CHAPTER II.
THE CONSTITUTION . . . .19
CHAPTER III.
Social Condition . . . .27
CHAPTER IV.
SOCIAL CONDITION (continued) ; DESCRIPTION OF THE COUNTRY.......35
CHAPTER V.
PROVINCE OF AUCKLAND; EASTERN COAST, HARBOURS, RIVERS, AND SETTLEMENTS.......44
CHAPTER VI.
AUCKLAND (continued); WESTERN COAST, HARBOURS, RIVERS, AND SETTLEMENTS; METEOROLOGY.......57
CHAPTER VII.
TOWN OF AUCKLAND, AND PROVINCIAL LAND-REGULATIONS.......67
CHAPTER VIII.
NEW PLYMOUTH, OR TARANAKI.......77
CHAPTER IX.
DIGEST OF LAND-REGULATIONS OF NEW PLYMOUTH.......88
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CHAPTER X.
WELLINGTON . . . . .90
CHAPTER XI.
DIGEST OF WELLINGTON LAND-REGULATIONS.......98
CHAPTER XII.
NELSON.......101
CHAPTER XIII.
STATISTICS OF NELSON.......106
CHAPTER XIV.
DIGEST OF NELSON LAND-REGULATIONS.......113
CHAPTER XV.
CANTERBURY.......117
CHAPTER XVI.
DIGEST OF CANTERBURY LAND-REGULATIONS.......128
CHAPTER XVII.
OTAGO . . . . . . 130
CHAPTER XVIII.
DIGEST OF OTAGO LAND-REGULATIONS.......135
CHAPTER XIX.
THE SEAT OF GOVERNMENT CONSIDERED.......139
CHAPTER XX.
WANTS OF THE COLONY--THE NEW TARIFF.......144
CHAPTER XXI.
CONCLUSION . . . .148
APPENDIX ..... 154
