Anglo-Colonial Notes

Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 87, 16 January 1890, Page 3

Anglo-Colonial Notes

Professor Kirk (of Wellington) and Mr M'Kerrow: (also: of .your colony) have each, received the silver medal of the Paris Academy of fc'cieace, ,. the former in consideration of researches extending over twenty-three years, and the latter iv recognition of his valuable Topographical History of the South Island of New Zealand. It does not surprise me in the least to learn that Sir J. Yogel, has given up the hopeless attempt to wrestle with circumstances at this, side, and means, after all, to return to the colony early next year, and re-enter public life. .■ • ; ■'/:,,' '"'' " ' : ' : ' Mr Gisborne's book has proved more successful than any work on New Zealand for the past fifteen years. Mr Edward Wakefield's, History of New Zealand, of which so much web expected, has proved a decided disappointment to his friends in this country. There can be no question as to the literary ability of the author,, •.and" many passages in the book bear, testimony to i this ;; but as a whole it is said to carry %ith. it evidence of great haste in its preparation, whilst its jr< cheap" get up" is quite characteristic ' of its American publication. Mr Wakefield is known to be a gifted writer as well as speaker, and it is a great pity that he should not have made the most of his opportunity of contributing a standard work to the bibliography of New Zealand.— Dunedin Star. = _ '•': T■ ' - •'■•• '