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Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 4419, 12 July 1884, Page 5

Ihih.icalions. m E 8 T 1 :.i i> N I A L i TO " TJRETT3 /^OIiON'IPTS1 /> t'TDI IJRETrS L-OhONISTS' UuiD] AND /"XYCLOPjEDIA OP TtSEFUIi VYCLOP^DIA OF USEFUL TTNOWLEDGE '» JVNOWLEDGE, BEINQ A COMPENDIUM OF INFORMATION B^ PRAOffICAL COLONISTS UPON FARMING, HORTICULTURE, AND ALL SUBJECTS OF INTEREST TO NEW ZEALAND SETTLERS. Edited by TnoiwsoN W. Lets. The publisher has much pleasure in acknowledging receipt of tho following testimonials from well-known agriculturalists and other practical colonists on the value of the above work!--The following lettei" is from Mr James WALLACE, Hillside, Papatoitoi. At ono of Hie most practical and successful settlers in the Auckland district, his opinion is of great value. "Sir,—l have looked forward with a considerable degroo of intercut to the publication of Bhktt's Colonists' Guide, ami can now say tlVnt it ha^ far exceeded my oxpcctatioxK Hardly a day passes without niy fiiirtiiiiy hohio tiling in its pages both interpstinff and instrnnlivo. It is a book that should be in ovflrj settlor's house in the colony. The porliim devoted to farming is full of rcliiiblo inf'unm lion, and I have no hesitation in saying tlmti it is the most comprehensive and useful guide for a New Zealand colonist ever published." From Sir Geoeok Grey, K.C.n.—" My dew Sir, -I have kept in constant use for upwards of two months tho copy of Brett's Colonists' Guide and Cyclopedia of Useful Knowlkdgb, which you were good enough to sund mo. I havo tcstod it in many ways upon a great variety of useful subjec's. iind 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 euccess dopend. render It a nocps3aiT appendage to svery home in New Zealand.— Faithfully yours, G. Gbey. — Kawau. January fth, 1881." Mr George ltoutstttp. Managing Director oj the Auckland Timber Company, and a practical colonist of long experience, writes i— "Sir,—l havo looked over your Settlers' Guide, and consider it ono of tho most usiful and valuable books for the New Zen'und settler ever published. The information is so varied, and the advice so practical. A eingle paragraph will often bs found worth more lhar the cost of the book. Mb T. W. HifcKSON, Kstate Agent, Auckland, has contributed the following :— "I have much ploasuro in stating that, having carefully examined into Brktt'b Colonists' Guide, I have no hesitation in saying I consider it good valUofor'tho price asked for it. in fact, worth ton and twenty times the money to almost anyone engaged In rural industries. Vn John Walla*k. of Roiliwnll Park, Wniutu (formerly of Hat l!u h), who In one uf mir carliimt sottlarg, and has been for many yunrs closely connected wltb erf ry effort to pro«iuo the aßricultural interests of the All"li)*nn iidivieU writes as follows:— " Dear Sir,—l have much plpasureiiiadilinmi mito in warm commendation of lintrr's Coi.onistb' Guide. It is a book that should be. nni only i& avory farmer's librr.ry, butshoulu al«n be on every colonist's book-shelf, no matter in what lln« of oolonial industry be or cbo may b* engaged. Thoro is inforinatlon fur al. Jn looting liackoreraporodof 11 yenr»'of h»nl i.oloui«l work how much valuublo time and mono) michtliavc been saved if attho boKinninK nub H fn\ d of information bad beuii available to guide «»• ns i« now within the reach of all in the shape sf Droll's Guide. Colonists, who desire to be worthy of the nainn, should uot, from its elegant appearance or the quality of the material, make it a drawing - room bqpk. to be looked at and admired as one would a pUiuro or a curio; they should have ft on tho mantle-shelf, the sofa, »r the corner of the table: in fact, anywhere so that tho eye of Father, Motber, Johnny, and Jsnny, and even the helps, may hare a chance of loot* ink" at It during aparji minutes in the heat of summer or the inclemonoy of winter. Mr Br»l t has shown pluck in bringing out inch a book, has been exceedingly fortnnate In tho selection of his contributors, and I itncerely hope it will prove a financial success." From a Pwkekohe Settler. Pukckohe, December 1,1883. " Dkab Sir,—l havo recently been presented or a friend of mine with a copy of your v.aluablo work, The Colonists' Guide. It contains ia-cJI written articles on nearly every subject w Interest to the settler, except religion, with whloh it does not meddle. Thoso articles are evidently written by practical men, and contain the resnft of much experienco in a compact and readable form. Thus we have doecriptiußS of Uie best breeds of Horera. CatOe, Sheep. Poultry, »to etc., for this pan of tho world ; and tbtraia ilmt well-mada digeit of suoh laws of New Zealand as are of special interest trf tho ordinary uetder; indeed, the book is a real Vado Mooum, and should be in the possession of every settler In the Colony. — Yours respectfully, W. H. Madill." " Dear Sir,—Having subscribed for Breti's Colonists' Guide, I beg to say that I am very pleased with it. Tho amount of practioal information contained in it i» invaluable, and I consider It Uio best 20a worth jet offered to tin New Zealand Public No settler or bu.iness man should be without it I think publi* opinion will say that you havo conferred a boon on tho colony by your spirited effort. Thanking j-on pcreonslly, and trirtiuiß the publication ivory success, I am, Sir, yours truly, Noah Wood.", . . - . Consul GmiTiN writes as follows with re-fiM-unce to this work. Aa agontleman of osten.l vo Htorary acmtlremonta, and aoquainted witk '■•c valuable library of practical works for n-fcloh we are indchud to the United States, hl« npinlon is noteworthy :— "The book is tho moat valuable work of tho kind-published in the Colonies. I have read (•very chapter in it with attention and pleasure. Thr bxtent, varioty. nnd accuracy of its informn'ion are extraordinary. It is what it claum to n ( >, a Cyclormdla of Universal Knowledge. The Insight that It gives into the most approve* methods'of agriculture, the management of live <tock. the dairy—in faot everything pertaining i« f>:rmins operations—commend it to eTeryonc iilf rested in the pro?psrit3 of tho colony. The nditor has disnlayrd most excellent taato and imUment. All his ideas are eminently broad nml practical. The arrangement of the subjocl rimtiop is simply otlmirable. I am cspeoiallj Plru ed with the article on yin: ry. flox, fruit, onil hop culture. Tlin ahittvcl of the local Oovcrnmont and lam! law* of t.hi.< ..olony 19 the most succinct and Intelligib <• rtiiil has come under my observation, whilst. U>c printingbinding, and illustrations of tho work a"r« superb?l . SUMMARY OF CONTENTS: The "COLONISTS' GUIDE" AND CTCM) I'/EDIA OF USEFUL KNOAVI.EDOK" con. tains 8M pages, and is profusely Illustrated with eneraTiiutß. comprises sections on :— THK FARM, BY TnOMAS Allbn: lMro>Jonß . for Buih sad Fern Land; Growth of various Cereal and Root Crops; Management of Cattle, Sheep, and Horses, with Cnr» of thoir Diseases, etc., etc. This section, which contains 217 closftly priiilcd I'm;**, with many diagram! and illustrations, inolnrtinp specimen! of tho best pure-brrdhor«ys,»heop. and cattle, together with Bclwtie™ from the Stud and Pedigree Stock ComimuyV thoroughbred stock, comprise! th,c carofullj collated experience of somo of the most successful Auckland and Canterbun Farmer*. HORTICULTURE, BT W. Goldie: In thia section, which covers 106 pages with numerous illustrations, special attention is paid to the management of Fruit Treea, with such simple directions and diagrams for Pruning. Grafting, Budding, etc., that any settler. without'previous knowledge or skill, omi manage his orchard profitably. WINK-GROWING AND MANUFACTURE, Practical Arboriculture, Tobacco Culture, Hop Growing and Silkworm Rearing, with Cultivation of Olives, Tea, &0., »r« each exhaustively treated. THE FAMILY DOCTOR, by Dr. Kntoht and Mr. "J. A. Pond, of Auckland, comprises Treatises on both Allopathic and Homcaopathio systems, compiled with special regard to Country Settlers. To it Is appended a MAORI PHARMACOPOEIA, giving the medioinal properties of New Zealand Bush Tree 3 and Plants. COTTAGE COOKERY AND FOODS, covering 120 pages, is a complete Treatise on Cookery, according to the best methods, and com. prises some thousands of easy receipts for tasty dishes, without the flummery of o*lnary Cookery Books. HOUSEHOLD HINTS extend the information in the Cookery Books with many Tisofu airections on Household Management. COTTAGES FOR SETTLERS: Four designs of Useful Cottages, with plans and detailed Estimate!, are given, so that the settler can simply copy the apoctflbation and Bond to the mill and procure the complete material foi the erection of bis house. A.1.58, WINES AND SYRUPS, PAINTING, TANNING, SOAP-MAKLNG, and HINTS FOR PROSPECTORS, form «ep»rate sec Uons, containing a large amount of Yainablt Information. UCOAIi MEMORANDA, prepared by Mi Thomas Cotter, Auckland City Solicitor giving a digest of all the laws which it ii imperative for a settler to know, inolndinf Fencing Act, Scab in Sheep Act, Timbei Floatage, Roads, etc., etc. ,v^,v<i—-J'-'"