HISTORY OF NEW ZEALAND
DB M'NAB'S RESEARCHES,
iPU UNHID I'JUSB Association.) . WELLINGTON, July 8. The researches of Dr It. M'Nab into the early history of New Zealand have been advanced by his visit to Sydney, whence he returned to-day after an absence of a month. Dr M'Nab told a Post representative that the first volume of his work ' on oie history of the North Island of New Zealand was just about to be issued, and he is now busy with the second. The first volume covers a period from 1642 to 1818, aiid the second will run from 1819 to 1832. lie has just visited Sydney in order to obtain from newspapers there a, quantity of materials relating' to New Zealand in the second period. He had to cut his visit short, but he -was able to complete his search up till 1830. In addition to this •work he continued the investigation begun last year of early Supreme Court records in Sydney. These papers contain much that relates to causes in the court dealing with New Zealand affairs at a time before there was any white settlement here, to say nothing of a court.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 16121, 9 July 1914, Page 8
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