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Story: Manawatū and Horowhenua region

Early European settlement

Early European settlement

In 1847 Samuel Brees drew this picture of European houses on the Manawatū River, downstream from Moutoa. The buildings were for a survey party working in the district.

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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: A-109-029
Hand-coloured engraving after a drawing by Samuel Charles Brees

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

How to cite this page:

Malcolm McKinnon. 'Manawatū and Horowhenua region', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 2-Mar-09
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/manawatu-and-horowhenua-region/5/3