Letters from Sir William MacGregor (326ff.), 1879-1912

 
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Letters written from Fiji (ff.1-165), New Guinea (ff.166-267), Lagos (ff.268-273), St. John's, Newfoundland (ff.274-301) and Brisbane (ff.302-326). They deal with affairs of Fiji, difficulties of High Commission for Western Pacific, Sir William Des Voex, Sir John Thurston, affairs of D. Wilkinson, Gordon's work in Ceylon, Federal Council of Australasia, appointment in New Guinea, travels in New Guinea, relations with Queensland, missionaries, Sir Henry Norman, Australian federation, books, land regulations, Reverend W.G. Lawes, Anglo-Australian relations, British politics, Lord Dudley, possible abolition of State Governors, Australian Labour Party and New Guinea, Queensland University, Queensland politics and Lord Denman.
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