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Item A preliminary investigation of the Pohangina Valley river terraces : a dissertation ... for the degree of B.A. (Hons.) in Geography at Massey University(Massey University, 1976) Challands, Keith In/aItem Unrealised plans : the New Zealand Company in the Manawatu, 1841-1844 : a research exercise presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Diploma in Social Sciences in History at Massey University(Massey University, 1988) Krivan, MarkThe New Zealand Company was formed in August 1839 following the amalgamation of two earlier colonising bodies. The Company was the instrument with which Edward Gibbon Wakefield hoped to give practical expression to his theories of colonisation, and it was representative of a Victorian trend toward colonisation by which the British ' ••• commercial classes and many of the British Ministers (worked) toward the expansion of British trade and shipping in the Far East.•1 Edward Gibbon Wakefield's theories of systematic colonisation and the activities of the New Zealand Company in New Zealand have been well documented and described in the literature.2 This essay is in the form of a regional case study, as it examines the Company's plans to open up the Manawatu and Horowhenua districts for European settlement by purchasing a vast tract of land from one Maori tribe with rights of landownership. [From Introduction]Item Saving the children in New Zealand : a study of social attitudes towards larrikinism in the later nineteenth century: A research exercise presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Arts with Honours in History at Massey University.(Massey University, 1975) Gregory, Penelope AnnA concern for the wayward nature of the younger generation would seem to have been a fairly constant theme in the history of society. This research exercise explores the attitudes of articulate New Zealanders towards the problem as it appeared to them in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. [From Preface]Item Essentially a woman's question : a study of maternity services in Palmerston North, 1915-1945 : a research exercise presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Batchelor [i.e. Bachelor] of Arts with Honours in History at Massey University(Massey University, 1987) Smith, GaynorItem Palmerston politics : a study of a single electorate, 1905-11 : a research exercise presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Arts with Honours in History at Massey University(Massey University, 1977) McLeod, John ReginaldThe Liberal enigma - a massive victory in 1905 to defeat seven years later - has proved fascinating for historians particularly those at Auckland University in the 1950's and 1960's. The work produced varied from studies of the Dominion as a whole to those of a particular region. It seems logical to take this one step further and to analyse a single electorate. The advantage of a single electorate study appears to lie in observing national politics at its lowest denominator. The question is, did the politics of Palmerston centre on localism, local figures and local concerns, or on party politics and its cohesion and discipline. [From Introduction]Item A question of responsibility : the Palmerston North Hospital Board and charitable relief, 1925-1938 : a research essay presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Arts with honours in History at Massey University(Massey University, 1985) Dalley, BronwynThis research essay is an examination of the distribution and administration of outdoor charitable relief by the Palmerston North Hospital Board over the period 1925 to 1938. The intention of this is to test certain comments made by historians concerning the administration of outdoor relief in the pre-Welfare State era in New Zealand. By examining relief administration in Palmerston North this study will add to out understanding of social welfare in a period that has not been investigated extensively. [From Introduction]Item Radio broadcasting in Palmerston North, 1924-1937 : a research exercise... Bachelor of Arts with Honours in History at Massey University(Massey University, 1980) Fleming, Philip JThe 1920s and 1930s were a period when many new developments were taking place in the field of leisure and entertainment, like the rise of the motor car and the emergence of the 'talking picture'. The introduction of radio broadcasting was, perhaps, one of the most important of these developments. New Zealanders took up the new medium with eagerness and from the plaything of a few enthusiastic amateurs, it developed into an integral part of community life. In 1921+-, for example, there were 2,830 radio licenses issued yet by 1934 there were 118,086 licenses current and by 1936 the total had risen to 192,265. This increased interest in radio reflected, to a considerable extent, improvements in the quality, coverage and organization of the Dominion's national radio stations. I would suggest, however, that the B class stations, small stations privately operated by groups of amateurs and radio dealers, played a vital role in introducing the new medium of radio to the community, a role which will be elucidated in the following pages. [From Introduction]
