From Fitzgerald to Rolleston
The following is a list of the superintendents of Canterbun\ James Edward Fitzgerald 1853 -1857 William Sefton Moorhouse 1857 —1863 Samuel Bealey 1863 1866 William Sefton Moorhouse 1866 1868 William Rolleston 1868 1876 —till abolition or p-nntncrs Events of note in ’>*-* - January 22: Arrival of " -*raland Company’s un:r.i-- - January 29: Arrival of I art;', er. a.-: iknetnor Hobson. Februarx 6 S-.gums of the Treaty of Waitangi Max Proclamation of British Soxervlgnty. The idea of a Scottish settlement in New Zealand was fir t set on foot by a Scottish member of Parliament, who was appalled bx the poverty and distress prevalent tn Britain. The first of these settlers came out in 1848 under Captain Cargill and the Rev. Thomas Burns, a nephew of the poet. They settled in Dunedin, which is the ancient name spr Edinburgh.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVII, Issue 21529, 16 December 1939, Page 40 (Supplement)
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140From Fitzgerald to Rolleston Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVII, Issue 21529, 16 December 1939, Page 40 (Supplement)
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