THE GENERAL ELECTION.
Mr R. McNab, who is at present in Wellington, intends to go on With the historical reasearch work on which li 6 has been er.giged for some years, in regard to very early New Zealand, prior to the signing of the Tieaty of Waitangi. He proposes to publish practically a new edition, taking his resrarches over a wider area, and bringing them down to a latar date. Tins will involve a vi._ifc tj Australia at an early date The Free Public Library in Sydney, the best in Australia, will, it is hoped, furnish him with much of the material that he requireSj for it now contains the celebrated Mitchell collection of manuscripts, which has not yet been examined by any New Zealander, so far as Mr McNab knows. These manuscripts deal largely with Australasian history. The pursuit of this work may later on take Mr McNab to America and England.
Sir William Steward, who was at the first ballot, re-elected for Waitaki, is the "Father" of tho House. He has had a seat in the House ever since 1871, and he stated a few days ago that he would not again seek re-olec-tion
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume L, Issue 12145, 28 November 1908, Page 7
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196THE GENERAL ELECTION. Wanganui Chronicle, Volume L, Issue 12145, 28 November 1908, Page 7
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