William Fox: The Six Colonies of New Zealand, Lower Hutt in Lower Hutt, Wellington for sale

No signatures or markings. A facsimile of the 1851 edition (London: John W. Parker and Son) . viii, 168 pages + large folding map + 4 pages advertisements. Brown boards with gilt lettering on front board. Page dimensions:168 x 97mm."Fox's leading role as an explorer, New Zealand Company agent and incipient colonial politician gave the book an authority and pungency lacking from so many contemporary accounts."Contents: Descriptive and Statistical: General Description of the Islands; The Separate Colonies - Wellington, Nelson, Otago, Canterbury, New Plymouth, Auckland; The Pensioner Villages; The Natives: Their Number; Their Civilization; Our Relations With; Native Character; Missionary Influence; Native Title to Waste Lands; The Waste Lands; Government: The Existing Form; Present Government - Effects of; Administration of Justice; Currency, and Inestate Estates; Communication between different Settlements; Self-Government; Constitutions - Existing and Proposed; Appendix - On the Transfer of Land.; 12mo
Author
William Fox
Title
The Six Colonies of New Zealand
Publisher name
Hocken Library, Dunedin
Shipping time
2 - 5 days
Publication year
1971
Binding type
Hard cover
Listing condition
Used
Item condition
Fine
Vendor name
Renaissance Books
Vendor rating
Key words
New Zealand History William Fox
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