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Originally appearing in Volume V19, Page 359 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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NELSON  , a seaport of New

Zealand, the seat of a bishop and capital of a provincial
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district of the same name; at the head of Blind
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Bay on the
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northern coast of the South Island . Pop . (1906) 8164 . The woods and fields in the neighbourhood abound with
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English
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song-birds, and the streams are stocked with trout; while the orchards in the
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town and suburbs are famous for English kinds of fruit, and hops are extensively cultivated . The town possesses a small museum and
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art gallery,
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literary institute, government buildings, and boys' and girls'
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schools of high repute . The
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cathedral (Christ Church) is finely placed on a
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mound which was originally intended as a place of
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refuge from hostile natives . It is built of wood, the various native timbers being hap 'ily combined .
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Railways connect the harbour with the town, and the town with Motupiko, &c . The harbour, with extensive wharves, is protected by the long and remarkable Boulder
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Bank, whose
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southern portion forms the natural
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breakwater to that anchorage . The settlement was planted by the New Zealand
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Company in 1842 . The borough returns one member to the house of representatives, and its
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local affairs are administered by a mayor and council .

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