NEW ZEALAND HANDBOOK.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 4169, 31 July 1874, Page 7

NEW ZEALAND HANDBOOK.

Tho contents of “The New Zealand Handbook,” of which tho Premier is the editor, and w'-'eh is to be published shortly in England, arc thus described in the proof copies printed hero, and placed on tho tables of the Houses of Assembly :—•“ Introduction,” by tho editor; “ Discovery and Harly Settlement of the Colony,” by the Hon. W. Fox, M.H.R. ; “ Tbo Native Race,” by the Hon. D. McLean, C. M.H.R., Native Minister ; “Present Form of Government,” by tho Hon. W. Gisborne, Commissioner of Annuities ; “Climate, and Mineral and Agricultural Resources,” by Dr. Hector-, Colonial Geologist; “ Animal and Vegetable Productions,” by : Mr. Travers ; “ Some of tbo Inatitut-’ons of tbo Colony, also. Notes, Statistical, Commercial, and Industrial,” by Mr. Woodward, Public Trustee ; “Latest StP-tistics,” by Mr. Brown, Registrar-General, Mr. Batkin, Secretary to tbo Treasury, Mr. Seed, Secretary to tho Customs; “Public Works Dopr,.tment,” by Mr. Knowles, Undor-Socro-tary for Public Works ; “ Immigration Department,” by Mr. Hai-gliton, Umlor-Soeretary for Immigration; “OlHoial Directory,” by Mr. Cooper, the Undor-Soorotary. Tho articles descriptive of tho Provinces are stated to have been furnished; by tbo Superintendents, and to have been prepared —in Otago, by Mr. Melndoe; in Canterbury, by Mr. W, M. Haskell; in Westland, by Mr. J, Driscoll; in Marlborough, by Mr. A. Maskoll ; in Nelson, by Mr. C. Elliott; in Wellington, by Mr. Henry Anderson—tho Manchester Settlement, by Mr. A. F. Holcombe ; in Hawke's Bay, by Mr. N. W. Carlilo ; in Taranaki, by Mr. 0. D. Wliitcombo ; in Auckland, by tho Rav. K. Kidd, L.L.D., assisted by Mr. T. W. Leys.