EARLY NEW ZEALAND DIARY
«uA e-? t:ng o£ th® historical section of the Plulosophical Society was held last evening Mr. D. C. ;Bates produced a copy of a diary, written byHhe Rev.- 'J; D. Butler in the, year 1819, and jsubse-, queutly In the -year mentioned Mr. Butler left England f D r New'-Zealand-in\ a ship carrying some convicts, who were ~ landed m .'Australia," en route. ! Air ; Butler was one 'of; the first resident clergymen, of the 'Church -, of England Missionaiy Society. He. left for Syd-^ ney in 1826, and subsequently re- "" turned to England, Mr. Butler came back to New Zealand in 1840 with tlieJNew Zealand ( Compauy's settlers, and. lived for some time at Pefone, being,'it: is said, buried in a 1 cemetery, bn° tlie; beach. . ■ . . -\/ ' - \ -
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Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 98, 22 October 1924, Page 5
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127EARLY NEW ZEALAND DIARY Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 98, 22 October 1924, Page 5
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