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- 1 2 "Election for the Westland Boroughs. The Nomination". West Coast Times. No. 788. 2 April 1868. p. 5. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
- ↑ McRobie, Alan (1989). Electoral Atlas of New Zealand. Wellington: GP Books. p. 36. ISBN 0-477-01384-8.
- ↑ Scholefield, Guy, ed. (1940). A Dictionary of New Zealand Biography : A–L (PDF). Vol. I. Wellington: Department of Internal Affairs. p. 364. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- ↑ "West Coast Times". National Library of New Zealand . Retrieved 23 September 2015.
- 1 2 "The Westland Boroughs". West Coast Times. No. 790. 4 April 1868. p. 2. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
- ↑ "West Coast Times (editorial)". West Coast Times. No. 790. 4 April 1868. p. 5. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
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