New Zealand History.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7869, 11 July 1905, Page 4

New Zealand History.

KAltl.Y HKL-onns JO I!K SKCI'UKll.

Last session, acting.on the suggetion of the member i>,r Mataura. the. Government agivnl to reprint, from the New South Wales recordf those ri'ltiti'ntr lo this eolom ~ Mr AlcNab agreeing to 'identify and edit them. These records aiy now in t.\pe in th,, ■printing olliee. hut owing to-the pressure of work will stand over until the recess. During Air MrNah's last visit, t,, Sydn-y he ascertained that there was no present intention »f K „- ing on with the, publication of th,. New South Wales ncoi<.!s. The,' „,-,. in Sydney, however, in manuscript, and contain many valuable references to New /..-aland and its early trad-. VYi'th a vi'jw ~f getting that'accessible lo New /iealand readers. Air McNah inadV' arrantreiuenls. sub.Tct to the approval of the o>i'w South Wale, and New* Zealand (iovernnienls, with (he Sydney historian. Mr Bladen, to so thr.uigh the piles of manuscript, and -end to New Zt'alnml all local iv Icivnc'-s. On reluming to New Zealand tire proposal was siihniiiiid to tlm Cabinet, and agreed to. the proposer |, ing th'anked by th.' (".ihinet for his offer to undertake the work. The linnncialiurranjteiucnl:: made were jpproved of, and application was made to the Sydney, author s for the necessary consent. .It is estinialed thai six months after that consent is obtained all th" docum-nts will b- available jjjr tlv printer, and the records of ihis colov,. from I 7<W to is:!ii. published in one or two Volumes. In addition to Ihe Svdnev r"Cords. others available Iroin inanv Source':, belonging to the same iieriod will u_. incoriiorat.fi. Those wn'o liave seen the docu nts .in Swlnev state their publication will throw a Iterfert Hood „f liejbl on the early hilorv of this colonv.