Correspondence with Lady Gordon (338ff.), 1868-1882

Component identifier:: Subseries Add MS 49225
Content Summary:: Correspondence concerning visit of Lady Gordon to New Zealand in 1877; voyage across Pacific in 1879; Samoan treaties; family news; hopes of uniting Fijian post with Australian governorship; visit to Rotumah; plans for family to join Gordon; arrival in New Zealand in 1880; W. Des. Voeux; impressions of Wellington; servants; uncertainty of degree of control over Fiji; dreary social events; ugly scenery of North Island; Government House; dislike of New Zealand climate; F. Murray; visit to Fiji in 1881; Sir George Grey; visit to Fiji and Tonga in 1882; S. Baker; W. MacGregor; J.B. Thurston; furture plans; visit to Sydney in September 1882.
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