The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 7, Part 2John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell Macmillan, 1929 - Great Britain |
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... of natural geographical barriers better exemplified than in New Zealand , especially before the abolition of the provinces in 1876 ; for people of the same race and generation were effectually divided in interests and outlook .
... of natural geographical barriers better exemplified than in New Zealand , especially before the abolition of the provinces in 1876 ; for people of the same race and generation were effectually divided in interests and outlook .
Page 105
The division of interest on the native question was not between centralists and provincialists , nor between province and province , but between the North Island and the South . The South had supported the war , regarding the ...
The division of interest on the native question was not between centralists and provincialists , nor between province and province , but between the North Island and the South . The South had supported the war , regarding the ...
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Finally , the improved communications - by steam and by telegraph - had promoted a feeling of common interest in the colony as a whole , which at least diminished the force of the arguments for provincial institutions .
Finally , the improved communications - by steam and by telegraph - had promoted a feeling of common interest in the colony as a whole , which at least diminished the force of the arguments for provincial institutions .
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