Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 171, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 July 1920 — New Zealand. [ARTICLE]

New Zealand.

Discovery of the Island of New Zealand is attributed to Tasman In 1642, but exploration did not take place until the time of Capt. James Cook, 150 years later, while colonization was delayed until 20 years before the American Civil war. Colonization resembled the settlement of the American colonies in that settlements were made in half a dozen places Instead of being promoted from a central base, according to the usual British method.