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… (1810–94). Missionary and Maori scholar. A new biography of Maunsell, Robert … 1839 a native school had been established and the mission farm had been started. A year later Maunsell canvassed the … to the mission farm. At this the Maoris were taught dairy, sheep, and grain farming, market gardening, timber and …
… or the erection of new homes, always provided that the standard of construction and materials used conform to the … further assistance towards a worth-while qualification. Farming Assistance . The approach to farming was to settle …
… the eastern fringe of the Waimate Plain in South Taranaki and about 2 miles inland from the South Taranaki Bight. The surrounding country … rural activities of the district are dairying and sheep farming. Dairy factories producing mainly cheese are located …
… surrounded by hills, lies in a basin comprising rolling land, low hills, and extensive swamps. Claudelands, … the appropriate fertilisers. The district is also noted for sheep and stock raising on the higher land. Around Hamilton the farms are small and, consequently, the density of rural …
… T. H. (later Sir Thomas) Easterfield was appointed and projects were planned. The work of the Institute was … of systematic soil surveys; the identification of a sheep ailment at Glenhope, Nelson, and of a lamb ailment at … stimulated scientific research both in Government and in farming circles and has brought about an enhanced …
… The combined population of the Napier and Hastings urban areas reaches the sizable figure of … In the general lore of the North Island the Hawke's Bay sheep farmers have been selected, not without exaggeration, to typify the affluent element of the farming community. Some of this impression derives from the …
… the third son of Anthony William Eyre, incumbent of Hornsea and Long Riston. He was educated at Louth and Sedbergh … career for the younger sons of English gentlemen — farming in one of the colonies. With £400 in his pocket he …
… stands on the shores of Nelson Haven, a sheltered inlet at the … city extends over small flats southwards from Nelson Haven and is enclosed on all quarters, except the north, by hills. … and pears), vegetable growing (mainly peas and tomatoes), and sheep farming. Forestry plays a large part in the …
… entrance between the estuaries of the Kopurererua River and the Waimapu Stream. To the west the land gradually rises to the hills of the Kaimai Range. Approximately 23 miles off shore is Mayor Island and 10 miles off shore is Motiti Island. Tauranga is on …
… country is comparatively flat, but immediately east the land rises steeply to bush-clad mountains continuous with the … is 33 miles north-east of Hamilton (29 miles by rail), and 24 miles north-west of Matamata (32 miles by rail). By … The major primary industry is dairying, but there is some sheep farming on rising open country to the east. Butter, …