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J. H. Marriott
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Artist. Subscriber to Golder's poetry.

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Fig. 144.—Entertainment at the Pipitea Street Hospital to Maori Chiefs in 1849, to celebrate the receipt from Earl Grey, of a framed portrait of Her Majesty Queen Victoria. This is a reproduction from the original copper plate engraved by Mr. J. H. Marriott and used by the “Illustrated London News” in 1849. The block was presented to Mr. McEldowney by Mr. Francis Edwards, bookseller, London Fig. 241.—In 1844–5, money became so scarce that it was found necessary by the Government to resort to the issue of Debentures, and these printed pieces of paper were accepted by the settlers as currency until after the arrival of Captain Grey as Governor. Specimens of some of these are in the possession of Sir F. R. Chapman. Blocks for shilling and sixpence respectively were made by Mr. J. H. Marriott. The latter were shaped like a fish Fig. 282.—Laying the foundation stone of the Provincial Government Offices and House of General Assembly (Hill Street) in 1857 (tenders closed at noon on 2nd Feb., 1857). This is a reproduction from a copper-plate made by Mr. J. H. Marriott and used by the “Illustrated London News.” The block was given to Mr. McEldowney by Mr. Francis Edwards, the well-known bookseller of London Fig. 46—Reform Banquet held in the Theatre, Wellington, 1849. From a copper plate engraving by Mr. J. H. Marriott that appeared in the “Illustrated London Times,” of the Period. This block, with three others was presented to Mr. McEldowney by a publishing firm in London

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