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The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 68
Fifty Years Ago in New Zealand; a Commemoration: A Jubilee Paper: A Retrospect: A Plain and True Story. Read before the Hawke's Bay Philosophical Institute, October 17th, 1887
Contents
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- Extract from, a Circular issued by the Council of the Hawke's Bay Philosophical Institute, 18th June, 1888
- Fifty Years Ago in New Zealand. — A Jubilee Paper
- § 1. Preliminary
- § 2. Introductory p. 4
- § 3. The Press in New Zealand p. 5
- § 4. The Location of the Press p. 7
- § 5. The Printing of the First Book p. 8
- § 6. Removal of the Editor and chief Translator to Te Waimate, a distant Mission Station: his Separation from the Press p. 9
- § 7. Of Te Waimate Station, and the Road thereto p. 10
- § 8. Of other matters Printed in 1835 p. 11
- § 9. Of an Inking-table and Imposing-stone
- § 10. Printing the first English Book and Placard p. 12
- § 11. The Commencement of Printing the New Testament. — ("Opus manuum nostrarum dirige.")
- § 12. Of the peculiar Hindrances to the Progress of the Work p. 13
- § 13. The Printing of the New Testament—continued p. 18
- § 14. Completion of Printing the New Testament p. 19
- § 15. Notice of some Pleasing Occurrences, showing the High Value set by the Maoris on the Book p. 20
- § 16. Foreign Congratulations on the successful Performance of the "Work: this Edition of the New Testament the first published in the Southern Hemisphere p. 21
- § 17. Our Holiday on the Completion of the New Testament p. 23
- § 18. A Few Remarks on the New Zealand Language, and the Characters or Alphabet used in this Edition of the New Testament
- § 19. Of Pay and Rations, viz., Money and Food p. 27
- § 20. Conclusion p. 29
- Appendix
- Note A, page 7
- Note B, page 8
- Note C, page 11 p. 32
- Note D, page 12 p. 33
- Waimate, March 14th, 1836
- Note E, page 13
- Note F, page 16 p. 34
- Note G, page 17 p. 35
- Note H, page 17 p. 36
- Note I, page 17 p. 38
- Note J, page 21 p. 43
- Note K, page 23
- Note L, page 25 p. 47
- Paihia June 13, 1842 p. 48