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- ↑ "The New Zealand Gazette and Britannia Spectactor". New Zealand Gazette. Retrieved 1 July 2022– via PapersPast.
- ↑ "The New Zealand Gazette and Wellington Spectactor". New Zealand Gazette. Retrieved 1 July 2022– via PapersPast.
- ↑ "The New Zealand Gazette and Wellington Spectactor". New Zealand Gazette. Retrieved 1 July 2022– via PapersPast.