NEW ZEALAND HISTORICAL RECORDS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2168, 5 June 1914, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND HISTORICAL RECORDS.

Sir,—Your eorre.sji.endoi.rt, R.. s @ aiv riefc, hi his toiler of Moiislav l aB t ; assumes thai a fcjisiMw has tatin rria4l ■wrf'.that Mr. M'Kjrfi has te»i given, credit by you for something ifefc' 3, d lUfncKj Ims- dotic, Siidi is not' UW *itOT. Air. Cafrjfllf ptiMfetieif Ivig ''"Ji^, K f? K ' 5 ° r : &mWd' "iii idUd, and he is entWod to siieii ercclft ftl Nab punished his' somo' Mints fetor, jn«i lie equally is entitled to tfrodit Jus work, ft i s m a :6hia ,j matter, but as Mr. CarWck '.appota to brwo oo»ii»se<t hi,s mfh, with tltob -ofixUr. jM ifc is jusii is ii-dj thai ifcfc •point slwufe foe ma-do pfe clearer am, etc., ■ '

[On looking wto tins'matto fro fiird that Mr, Oaprick, uniivtoitiofially i& dam, toted to gjve pi-, tW lullcredit that is bis duo for his e x . trcmely Vatoblc, *e.5BA«liEs in eoniieo Won Writb lb car.l.V historical records' oif «e\y Zealand. Mr. :{Ja:n:ick fippearod' ™ fWagvuo that wo. -ivoro ■crediting Mr., ; U rvab ititji having edited-'lus,'' M:r. Ca-rack's, publication of Mow JJertaWt historfeal records, whereas- the faßt fe, that Dr.. M'Nalb edited aM the- Govern* flicnfc p'ublislted a -ina.ch -more coiiipiok Wfolft» Oft thq :sU:b|ect; t))|. M'ftah'tf histoneaj.. records bfegia wiih a iottnr efot-cd 1,,-fl fr«i, ;oa#a:in (look, -after ms discovery at New Zftdand, 'ai'tfl -end{lot the present only ft -is Jo be hoped) with' GOWespqivdciiec dated 1839 *c)iit Wig to Captain liyijsoiv's. appointment as -Con-sal far New ferand—thij mgfi'il inte-estimt in iniijij' respects, and certainly the- most difficult period of tha-. tt>Uiftrfs -history to covgr. #e h:a,vo' Pii previous occasions .expressed out appreciation'of i)r> M'Nab'V researches into the .early history <jf N w Zdaia:iid,. ■ana hayc .not tlte iiesit.Ttioii iii say'liig fct Hho Ij.onc'ur T.oetttftli? ■.{•oji-t-erfc.d oil liiiii was a ivortliy and ■ovm-hly W61'.1-des'ervcd nasogtiitfoft of. m> Ja.botijjs. Br. .arjsTab' !ms" giveii .ait .cnij.r* fflffl|.s apio-imt :of tiiiir- to this Uiifertakinß, H© has Vfß-it<?4 ■Aifgirolfa, ■ America, and, Ewgl-jnid in -order ; to ' %&, cure tiip fullest aiid iiio:st;aufJion.tfc rgt U(ird.s for Wsis .soifl iris otliur wferkß .re«IntMJR to -«r4y Sew aiwi tha. ttiormiftkiiess and ajcteaoy of' '■).«■?. -ymfe Boar testimony both te Ms .ciitbiisiasni. am} to tlve siiccess, has .aitevflod lils iiiresti:f:.TtJo!is.J