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- ↑ Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 194. OCLC 154283103.
- ↑ "Local Intelligence". Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle. Vol. XVII, no. 41. 22 May 1858. p. 3. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
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