Through atolls and islands in the great south seas, 1899.) While at Manihiki Moss witnessed the arrival of some of the survivors of the Swedish barque ' Diana ', which had been wrecked at Starbuck Island. The ' Buster ' spent a week refitting at Lukunor and by the time she had reached Auckland again she had visited more than 40 islands and crossed the equator six times.

In a voyage of seven months the vessel visited Niue, Manihiki, Suwarrow, Christmas, Starbuck, Swains, Tokelau, Ellice, Gilbert and Caroline Islands. Moss appears at the end of this article.Д®vidence of Moss's continued interest in the Pacific Islands was his taking passage on the brigantine ' Buster ' on 18 September, 1886. During this period he was the author of several articles upon federation for New Zealand, economic matters, a school history of New Zealand and two books on the Pacific Islands. In 1873 in Auckland he became the Secretary of the Auckland Education Board and from 1876 to 1890 he represented the electorate of Parnell in the New Zealand parliament. Moss moved to Fiji in 1868 and took part in the establishment of cotton plantations on the Rewa River, but ill-health forced him to return to New Zealand. In 1863 he was elected to the Otago Provincial Council and became Provincial Treasurer.

In 1861 he transferred to Dunedin, following on the discovery of gold in Otago.

Helena, spent some times in South Africa serving in the Kaffir wars before emigrating to New Zealand, arriving in Lyttleton in 1859 and setting up in business there. Moss, and these seem to have been concerned with a campaign to vindicate her father, who was dismissed as British Resident in Rarotonga in 1898.ДЇrederick Joseph Moss, 1829-1904, who was born and educated on St. The library is not able to state when or from whom it received the papers, 1 but they include several items assembled by Amy Moss, the daughter of F. The Moss papers held at the library of the Auckland Museum and Institute are an important source of primary information about a very important period in Cook Islands history, which is not well documented apart from the official papers of the New Zealand House of Representatives.

Sir lawrence walking papers