ANGLO-COLONIAL NOTES. (FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.) London, July 5.

Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 397, 28 August 1889, Page 6

ANGLO-COLONIAL NOTES. (FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.) London, July 5.

"NINE YEARS IN NEW ZEALAND.' This is the bible of another work on New Zealand, the author being Dr. Murray Moore, who recently returned from New Zealand. The work will comprise about 250 pages small pica, with some four or live views by.the Photophane Company. The book will contain some nine or ben chapbeis on "Emigration and Immigration," "Auckland,, the Liverpool of New Zealand,'.' *' Social Life in Town and Country," "Land Settlement and Free Self Government," "Zones of Climate," '^Professional Experiences," " Excursions to* Hot Lakes and West Coast Sounds," {l Mineral Springs of "the-' Colony Fully: Treated," " Maori. Customs, 1 " ' " Productions &nd>-Jn-dustries," "Public Institutions," etc.* . , „ Mr arid., Mrs Meatyard, pi ILakV'Takapuna, who are 'on a " visit " to, "the Old Country, will leave Xbn-don^By tne' direct steamer /3,boub .November next. The-, agents of the direct steamers staCe ilfat there are many inquiries •just now for passages to Now- Zealand.Capbain Ashby .booked no less than three families for Auckland during the past week. Two of these have from £3,000 td £s,Ooo,'und ii)tend to' setblo - N^irbh of Auckland. They were preparing to leave for Queensland, -but .decided otherwise after reading Ashbys book. The Lurline, a- vessel of 800 tons, sails for Auckland on the 10th.

DUNE DIN EXHIBITION, The inquiries which Sir Francis Bell made to Mr Simmondsanent the Dunedin and South Seas. Exhibition, have resulted most unsatisfactorily. > Mr S. (official agent remember) replies pompously that he "-cannot recognise" Bir Francis and his Committee.. , r -Under .. these circumstances the Committee" can, of course, take no further actiohr~an"d have resolved to leave the'- Exhibition to Simmonds and its fate. It would have been much wiser if the Dunedin Commissioners had en trusted -the London work Uf the Exhibition to Sir Francis, and. have 'let him appoint an ofn'cial 'agent, iF an official agent was necessary. fDunedin would at least then have got a man who could -devote his time to the Exhibition's interests, and was not engaged in Paris. ' - i What can one say about the Colonial In,stitate s6itee,-I wonder^ -'that one has' not &aid before? There was -rather less crush than,' usual, ap,d -r.atheav.more difficulty in finding people one wanted- to. AngloColonial manners have'" wot- improved. The gluttonous -way ; ia» .which some of the visitors fought ' for the extremely.j'Jight refreshments provided, suggested. Jjjhat to m^ny pf them -strawberries and cream, and ices^were rare luxuries, which' -should ,be made the m_6st"of. The New Zealandersr present jt.nqFptd.ed the Ageftt -^General- * srtift^'Bfrr' ' Kennaway, Sir Julius ,Vogel (looking far from well) 'and. Lady Vogel, Sir Walter and "Miss Buller, Mr Sydney Buller, Mr Leopold Buller, Mr and Mrs James Farmed Dr." Murray" Moore- ( late "of Auckland),, IVJr Beeth^m/iVJ.H.H.'jr Mr- David Hean, Mr- and Mr§ '■Henry Brett and the Miss Bretts, Dr. Haines of Auckland aud young Mr Tebbs (son of Rev. Mr Tebbs of Aucida'nd), Mr and Miss Larkins, etc., etc.