New Publication

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXI, Issue 34, 20 August 1903, Page 15

New Publication

' Historical Records of New Zealand South Prior to 1840.'

Mr. Ro. Garrick has rendered a valuable service to the future historian of Southern New Zealand by the publication of early records relating to Southern New Zeaiand which he brought to light by laborious delving in Sydney, Hobart, Melbourne, and other places that had traffic intercourse with our Colony in what are known as ' the early days ' In his book of over 200 closely printed pages he has brought together a vast amount of curious, interesting, and out-of-the-way matter regarding the South Island from the days of Cook to 1840 The French settlement, the native wars, the romance of escaped convicts, pirates, and mutineers on the high seas the peopling of Stewart Island, the story of the seal in c and whaling days, and scores of other points of South New Zealand history are dealt with in this curious volume, which should be of great interest to old colonists as well as to young colonists and to all that are interested in the early records of our Colony. Published by tne ' Times ' and ' Witness,' Dunedm.