Book Review
Footprints Too

By J. N.W. Newport

In this sequel to his first book, Footprints, which is now out of print, Mr Jeff Newport gives us further glimpses of the history of Nelson Province. For many years Mr Newport has been a most diligent collector of any historical material. Not only has he collected, he has also verified all his facts and studied the various areas at first hand. No one has a better knowledge and appreciation of Nelson's back country and its pioneers.

The first section is a fascinating pot-pourri of various aspects of the province, varying from early Maori farming, to modern fruit cropping, from surveyors who made incredible and sometimes tragic journeys on foot to the arrival of the first aeroplane. The second part is devoted to the Mount Arthur Tableland and sheds light on a little known area. We recommend the book to our readers, when this edition is sold it will, like its predecessor, become a rare and sought after book, in addition, due to Mr Newport's generosity, the Society will eventually benefit from the proceeds of the sales.