George Augustus Selwyn (1809 1878) was the first Anglican Bishop of
New Zealand, with Selwyn College, Cambridge later named in his
honour. New Zealand was declared an independent British colony in
1841 and the Diocese of New Zealand was established in the same
year. After graduating from St. John's College, Cambridge in 1831,
Selwyn had been ordained priest in 1834 and consecrated as the
first Bishop of New Zealand in 1841. This volume, first published
in 1844, contains a series of journals and letters written by
Selwyn during his first two years in New Zealand. He provides an
intimate and detailed description of the organisation and society
of the new colony and the growth of new settlements including
Auckland and Wellington. He also describes the landscape and lives
of the Maori in remote areas mostly untouched by colonisation,
providing a fascinating account of the early history of colonial
New Zealand.
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