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Auckland Star, Volume XXIV, Issue 4310, 15 March 1884, Page 7 (Supplement)

mESTIMONIALS TO « TJRETT'B COLONISTS' /~1 UIDE JJBBTT'B COLONISTS' VJTUIDE AND /-IYCLOP.3SDIA OF TTSEFUL OF U SEFUL KNOWLEDGE » NOWLEDGE, BEING A COMPENDIUM OF INFORMATION BY PRACTICAL COLONISTS UPON FARMING, HORTICULTURE, AND ALL SUBJECTS OF INTEREST TO NEW ZEALAND SETTLERS. Edited by Thomson W. Leys. The publisher has much pleasure in acknowledging receipt of the following testimonials from well-known agriculturalists and other practical colonists on the value of the above work:— The following letter is from Mb James Wal- [ lace. Hillside, Papatoitoi. As one of the most practical and successful settlers in the Auckland district, bis opinion is of great value. "Sir,—l have looked forward with a considerable degree of interest to the publication of Bbett's Colonists' Guide, and can now say that it has far exceeded my expectations. Hardly a day passes without my finding something in its pages both interesting and instructive. It is a book that should be in every settler's house in the colony. The portion devoted to farming is full of reliable information, and I have no hesitation in saying that it is the most comprehensive and useful guide for a New Zealand colonist ever published." From Sm George Grey, K.C.B.—" My dear Sir, —I have kept in constant use for upwards of two months the copy of Brett's Colonists' Guide and Cyclopedia- op Useful Knowledge, which you were good enough to send me. I have tested it in many ways upon a great variety of useful subjects, and am satisfied that it is by far the best work of the kind I have ever seen. I feel that its merits and usefulness in relation to all practical subjects, on which a settler's comfort and success depend, render it a necessary appendage to every home in New Zealand. — Faithfully yours, G. Grey. — Kawau, January 7th, 18&t" Mb John Wallace, of Bothwell Park, Waiuku (formerly of Flat Bush), who is one of our earliest settlers, and has been for many years closely connected with every effort to promote the agricultural interests of the Auckland district, writes as follows :— " Dear Snt,—l have much pleasure in adding my mite in warm commendation of Brbtt's Colonists' Guide. It is a book that should be, not only in every farmer's library, but should also be on every colonist's book-shelf, no matter in what line of colonial industry he or she may be engaged. There is information for all. In looking back over a perod of 41 years' of hard colonial work how much valuable time and money might have been saved if at the beginning such a fund of information had been available to guide us as is now within the reach of all in the shape of Brett's Guide. Colonists, who desire to be worthy of the name, should not, from its elegant appearance or the quality of the material, make it a drawing - room book, to be looked at and admired as one would a picture or a curio; they should have it on the mantle-shelf, the sofa, or the corner of the table; in fact, anywhere so that the eye of Father, Mother, Johnny, and Jenny, and even the helps, may have a chance of looking at it daring spare minutes in the heat of summer or the inclemency of winter. Mr Brett has shown pluck in bringing out such a book, has been exceedingly fortunate in the selection of his contributors, and I sincerely hope it will prove a financial success." Mr George Holdship, Managing Director of the Auckland Timber Company, and a practical colonist of long experience, writes:— "Sir,—l have looked over your Settlers' Guide, and consider it one of the most useful and valuable books for the New Zealand settler ever published. The information is so varied, and the advice so practical. A Bingle paragraph will often be found worth more than the cost of the book. Mb T. W. Hickson, Estate Agent, Auckland, has contributed the following:— "I have much pleasure in stating that, having carefully examined into Brett's Colonists' Guide, I have no hesitation in saying I consider it good value for the price asked for it, in fact, worth ten and twenty times the money to almost anyone engaged in rural industries." From a Pukekohc Settler. Pnkekohe, December 1,1883. "Dear Sib,—l have recently been presented jy a friend of mine with a copy of your valuable work, The Colonists' Guide. It contains well written articles on nearly every subjeot of interest to the settler, except religion, with which it does not meddle. Those articles are evidently written by practical men, and contain the result of much experience in a compact and readable form. Thus we have descriptions of the best breeds of Horses, Cattle, Sheep. Poultry, etc., etc., for this part of the world ; and thereis also a well-made digest of such laws of New Zealand as are of special interest to tho ordinary settlor; indeed, the book is a real Vade Mecum, and should be in the possession of every settler In the Colony. — Yours respectfully, W. H. Madill." "Dear Sir,—Having subscribed for Brett's Colonists' Guide, I beg to say that I am very pleased with it The amount of practical information contained in it is invaluable, and I consider it tho best 30s worth yet offered to the New Zealand Public No settler or business man should be without it. I think public opinion will Bay that yon have conferred a boon on the colony by your spirited effort. Thanking yon personally, and wishing the publication every success, I am, Sir, yours truly, Noah Wood." • . Consul Griffin writes as follows with reference to this work. As a gentleman ofextenSive literary acquirements, and acquainted with the valuable library of practical works for which we are indebted to &c United States, his opinion is noteworthy :— "The book is the most valuable work of the Una published in the Colonies. I have read every chapter in it with attention and pleasure. The extent, variety, and accuracy of its information are extraordinary., » K» what tt«u to be, a Cyclopaedia of Universal Knowledge. The insight that it gives into the most approved methods of agriculture, tße management of live stock, tho dalry-in faot everything pertaining to farming operations—commend it to everyone StoSstefffSl prosperity of the colony. The editor has displayed most excellent taste and judgment! All his ideas are eminently broad and praoUcaL The arrangement of the subjeot mattorU simply admirable. I am especially Dleaaea with the articles on vinery, flax, fruit, andhop culture. The abstract of the local Government and land laws of this oolony is tho nVoatsnccfiict and intelligible that has come S^der mi^obßCTvation, whilst the priyting. binding, ana illustrations of tho work aro superb.'' SUMMARY OP CONTENTS: The "COLONISTS 1 GUIDE AND CYCLOPEDIA OF USKFUL. KNOWLEDGE "contains 830 pages, and is profusely illustrated with engravings, comprises sections on:—