The progress of Canterbury, New Zealand : a letter addressed to Joseph Thomas, Esq., late principal surveyor and acting agent of the Canterbury Association.

By Robert Waitt, 1856.

A short review of the author’s time in Canterbury from 1854 to 1856, after spending sixteen years in New Zealand as a settler.

Examines the development of the province. Overview of the expansion of Christchurch and Banks Peninsula; including brief mentions of Lyttelton, Heathcote, Papanui, Kaiapoi.

A description of some of the sheep runs in Canterbury, and the areas of Waipara and Ashley. Comments on agricultural and commercial prosperity and the development of the economy.

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Published: London : Sumfield & Jones, Printers, 1856

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