"In little bays and townships New Zealand was founded and not as in Australia, where the country developed round a few major cities.” said the president of the Canterbury Pilgrims' and Early Settlers' Association. .Mr. E. It. Webb, when he referred al the annual meeting to the diffieully 01. drawing people together for the national centennial celebrations. In Australia the Stales grew up round their capital cities, and so it was easier to create a representative pageant of history. In Now Zealand there was some excuse for being parochial, and this probably explained why so many small local observances of the anniversary were being made in scattered parts.
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Dominion, Volume 33, Issue 175, 19 April 1940, Page 7
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