E.V. Dixon (Danneverke, [New Zealand]) to W.M. Baines, 1896-10-30

 
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Maori language in the contracting business for building roads etc; New Zealand is changed 'everything is cut down to the last farthing;' has received Baines' new book; remembers when the Narrative of Edward Crewe was read on the Thames when people believed he or Griff was his companion and he was made offers to come into groups if he would lead them to the spot where the reef was found - the New Zealand Government should give him a present for the imaginary discovery which helped to get the area prospected and great finds made near the creek he described; much foreign capital entering the Thames; change in the Maoris with white settlement since Baines was there; the young white generation is different - with more education they feel above the old life of hard labour; many new settlements; people of Napier, Wellington and New Plymouth are only interested in frozen mutton, wool, hides and tallow; at the South end of the North Island many people live off the land so the appearance of the area is very changed; sending Griff's and Jake's addresses in Victoria.

In a P.S.: has been writing up his New Zealand lire in the past 10 years to be called 'Rough Life In New Zealand' - has done 500 sheets of 200 narratives and wonders if he can help him find a publisher; sending a listing of the contents. (31p.)

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