A Tourist's Lecture.
Mr Thomas Corbett, of the Pierseverance Iron Works, at Shrewsbury, has, it appears, been making a tour through the Australian colonies, and on his .-return' home delivered a lecture at Shrewsbury? descriptive ofjafe tour. The local Chronicle gives an epitome of his lecture/- including Wiiaffollowing- brief notice of New Zealand : — The coach was, on more than one occasion, his conveyance in 'Nejr , Zealand. During has,, oyerlan^.tcip^ m this country Mr Corbett saw Sgood deal of the Maoris. He always found them quiet, -'inclined to belazyj with tt£» few intelligent fellows among them. Ho was much interested m a" school 3 which he visited m the Lake district, and mot! there a number of Maori ;b'oys and girls who could-read and write English well and speak it fluently; i. ; A
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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 168, 13 June 1884, Page 2
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132A Tourist's Lecture. Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 168, 13 June 1884, Page 2
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