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Auckland Star, Volume XXIV, Issue 133, 7 June 1893, Page 3

The firab edition of "Rural New Zealand," 8,000 copies, weighs exactly 2,2801b, so over a ton of illustrated literature aboub New Zealand is now on its way for gratuitous distribution in England. Hot so bad for a start. Six of tho books laid flab : cover 5 square feeb, 8,000 cover close on 7,000 square feeb. That would thatch a good-sized barn. When enough has been sent) to thatch a county in England, people there will begin to understand thoro is a difference between New Zealand and New Guinea. Lob 'er go, Gallagher! The new publication, " Rural New Zealend," is a phenomenal success. The entire edition of over 8,000 is Bold before leaving tho publisher' hands, the large banking, insurance and other corporation and business firms having cleared off the whole of ib. Mr Houghton has supplied what is commonly called "a long felt want"—a waub which, if our Government and business people had been truly alive to the interests of tho community would never have been felt. If we are to compete with other countries in attracting the besb class of immigrants we must make our resources known by widely advertising them. Instead of doing that the whole energies, or a large part of tho energies, of thecommunity, to apeak moderabely, have been devobed to deciding who should or should nob have tho privilege of taxing us and calling the people upon whom we conferred the (to them) inestimable privilege of doing so, statesmen. Tho public whoso whole interests are not absorbed in politics, theosophy, and the totalisator, may each and all assisb in the eß'orb of tho publishers of " Rural New Zealand," by buying one or more copies and sending them to their friends. We are convinced that if tho public at largo would do this they would do more to promolo tho prosperity of the colony than could be accomplished by the passing of many Acts of parliament The cosb of postage ip l^d. The books are on salo by all booksellers, and also on a stand in front of the Posb Office.