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Mr T. W. Hickson, Kstate Agent, Auckland, has contributed the following :— "I have much pleasure in stating that, having carefully examined into Brett's Colonists' Guide, 1 have no hesitation in saying I consider it good value for the price asked for it, in fact, worth ten and twenty times the money to almost anyone engaged in rural industries. From a Pukekohe Settler. Pukekohe, December 1, 1883. "Dear Sir,— l have recently been presented by a friend of mine with a copy of your valuable work, The Colonists' Guide. It contains well written articles on nearly every subject of interest to the settler, except religion, with which it does not meddle. Those articles are evidently written by practical men, and contain the result of much experience in a compact and readable form. Thus we have descriptions of the best breeds of Horses, Cattle, Sheep, Poultry, etc., etc., for this part of the world ; and thereis also a well-made digest of such laws of New Zealand as are of special interest to the ordinary settler ; indeed, the book is a real Vade Mecum, and should be in the possession of every settler in the Colony. — Yours respectfully, W. H. Madill." " Dear Sir,— Having subscribed for Brett's Colonists' Guide, I beg to say that I am very pleased with it. The amount of practical information contained in it is invaluable, and I consider it tho best 20s worth yet offered to the New Zealand Public. No settler or business man should be without it. 1 think public opinion will say that you have conferred a boon on the colony by your spirited effort. Thanking you personally, and wishing the publication every success, I am, Sir, yours truly, Noah Wood." Consul Griffin writes as follows with reference to this work. As a gentleman of extensive literary acquirements, and acquainted with the valuable library of practical works for which we are indebted to the United States, his opinion is noteworthy :— " The book is the most valuable work of the kind published in the Colonies. I have read every chapter in it with attention and pleasure. The extent, variety, and accuracy of its information are extraordinary. It is what it claims to be, a Cyclopaedia of Universal Knowledge. The insight that it gives into tho most approved methods of agriculture, the management of live stock, the dairy— in fact everything pertaining to farming operations— commend it to everyone interested in the prosperity of the colony. The editor has displayed most excellent taste and judgment. All his ideas are eminently broad and practical. The arrangement of the subject matter is simply admirable. I am especially pleased with the articles on vinery, flax, fruit, and hop culture. The abstract of the local Government and land laws of this colony is the most succinct and intelligible that has_ come under my observation, whilst the printing, binding, and illustrations of the work are superb." i

SUMMARY OF CONTENTS : The "COLONISTS' GUIDE AND CYCLOPAEDIA OF USEFUL KNOWLEDGE " contains 830 pages, and is profusely illustrated with engravings, comprises sections on :— THE FARM, !by. Thomas Allen : Direscfona for Bush wad Fern Land; Growth of various Cereal and Root Crops ; Management of Cattle, Sheep, and Horses, with Cure of their Diseases, etc., etc. This section, which contains 217 closely- printed pages, with many diagrams and illustrations, including specimens of the best pure-bred horses.sheep, and cattle, together with selections from the Stud and Pedigree Stock Company's thoroughbred stock, comprises the carefully collated experience of some of the most successful Auckland and Canterbury Farmers. HORTICULTURE, by W. GOLDIE: In this section, which covers 106 pages, with numerous illustrations, special attention is paid to the management of Fruit Trees, with such simple directions and diagrams for Pruning, Grafting, Budding, etc., that any settler, without [previous knowledge or skill, can manage his orchard profitably.

POULTRY, by Thomas Allen : This section, comprising 44 pages, gives specimens of the best varieties of Poultry, with directions for their Management, Designs of Fowl-houses, Treatment of Diseases, etc. USEFUL MECHANICAL CONTRIVANCES. 34 Pages: Under this heading have been classed a variety of contrivances, which will be found useful to the settler ; hints and helps for the bush ; cheese presses, carts, fences, gates, measuring and splitting timber, measuring garments, erecting walls and banks, windmills, &c, &c. PRESERVING AND STORING, 30 Pages: Includes the best methods of storing, drying, bottling, canning, and preserving fruit ; the most approved modes of curing bacon and hams, with design for smoke-house ; instructions for pickling, sauces, vinegar-making, &c, &c.

INSECTS AND AGRICULTURAL ENEMIES, by Capt. Broun : In this section, Captain Broun, the well-known New Zealand entomologist, supplies the results of years of observation upon native and imported insects, useful and injurious, with illustrations of the same, and directions for destroying garden and orchard pests. SCIENTIFIC BEE CULTURE, by J. Hopkins This interesting department has been fully and skilfully treated by Mr Hopkins, of Mataraata, whose works on the subject are well known throughout New Zealand. WINE-GROWING AND MANUFACTURE, ~ Practical Arboriculture, Tobacco Culture, Hop Growing and Silkworm Rearing, with Cultivation of Olives, Tea, &c, are each exhaustively treated. THE FAMILY DOCTOR, by Dr. Knight and Mr. ;J. A. Pond, of Auckland, comprisos Treatises on both Allopathic and Homoeopathic systems, compiled with special regard to Country Settlers. To it is appended a MAORI PHARMACOPOEIA, giving the medicinal properties of New Zealand Bush Trees and Plants.

COTTAGE COOKERY AND FOODS, covering 120 pages, is a complete Treatise on Cookery, according to the best methods, and comprises some thousands of easy receipts for tasty dishes, without the flummery of ordinary Cookery Books. HOUSEHOLD HINTS extend the information in the Cookery Books with many usefu directions on Household Management. COTTAGES FOR SETTLERS : Four designs of Useful Cottages, with plans and detailed Estimates, are given, so that the settler can simply copy the specification and send to the mill and procure the complete material for the erection of his house. ALES, WINES AND SYRUPS, PAINTING, TANNING, SOAP-MAKING, and HINTS FOR PROSPECTORS, form separate sections, containing a large amount of Valuable Information. LEGAL MEMORANDA, prepared by Mr Thomas Cotter, Auckland City Solicitor, giving a digest of all the laws which it is imperative for a settler to know, including Fencing Act, Scab in Sheep Act, Timber Floatage, Roads, etc., etc.

The above recapitulation only enumerates the General Heads indicating the scope of the work. It is the largest Book ever published in Australasia, is Handsomely Bound in Cloth, and published at an exceedingly |Low Price, for a Cyclopaedia of this description — namely, TWENTY SHILLINGS (20s). JJ ENRY B RETT » WYNDHAM - STREET, PUBLISHER.