The 'Cyclopedia of New Zealand' series concludes with this volume, number 6 in the series, and it covers the Taranaki, Hawke’s Bay and Wellington provincial districts. It records the biographies, often including photographs, of professional and tradespeople in some detail with entries ranging in length. Suburbs and their leading citizens are also covered. The volume lists societies,
organizations and institutions and provides biographies of prominent members. It outlines the process of government and names leaders of legislature.
An immense source of historical information for genealogists, local and social historians, they are encyclopedias and are considered to be "reference works containing articles on various topics dealing with the enhancement of knowledge" ... in this case information relating to the Taranaki, Hawke's Bay and Wellington regions of New Zealand.
High quality scanned images of the whole of the original book. This CD has been bookmarked for easy
navigation, and pages can be searched, browsed, enlarged and printed out if required.
