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… Early History The early history of science in any country may be pursued to the stage where … to the Austrian scientific ship Novara , and, on arrival in Auckland on 22 December 1858, was instructed by his …
… For some time after the founding of the colony no special provision was made for the mentally … led to the establishment in 1853–54 of asylums in Auckland and Wellington, largely financed by public …
… from England, brought with them the musical traditions of a country which at that time, the middle of the … Societies As early as 1856 there was a choral society in Auckland giving a performance of Handel's Messiah . … own musicians who by their teaching and leadership, their founding or conductorship of societies, and their own skill …
… (1830–1917). Civil servant, Magistrate, Speaker of the Legislative Council, educationist. A new biography of … he, with his refined tastes and gentle character, must have found distasteful. A procession of hopeless drunkards and … Provincial Council in 1858. When W. S. Moorhouse went to Auckland in December 1862 to attend the sitting of the …
… Theorist on colonisation and a principal founder of New Zealand. A new biography of Wakefield, Edward Gibbon … Wales in 1831. He wished, however, to try out his ideas by founding a new colony in South Australia. Negotiations with … Provincial Council. At the first General Assembly in Auckland, on 2 June 1854, Wakefield moved “that amongst the …