Research THESES COMPLETED 1968-69

University of Auckland M.A.

Bing, Jan: Revolution in China: Sneevlietian Strategy. George, D. J.: The Depression of 1921-22 in New Zealand. Hamilton, R. B.: Military Vision and Economic Reality: the Failure of

the Military Settlement Scheme in the Waikato, 1863-1880. Marshall, Brian W.: Kauri Gum Diggings, 1885-1920. Primrose, Marie S.: Society and the Insane: a Study of mental illness

in New Zealand, 1867-1926, with special reference to the Auckland mental hospital.

University of Canterbury M.A.

Atkinson, T. W.: Professional Education Crisis at Canterbury Univer-sity College, 1883-1953.

Broadbent, A. M.: The Policy of King Hayton I of Armenia towards the Franks and the Mongols.

Chilton, M. F.: The Genesis of the Welfare State: a Study of Hospital and Charitable A id in New Zealand, 1877-92.

Eatwell, O. L.: Captain Joseph Thomas and the Canterbury Settlement. Graydon, J. A.: Disraeli and the Defence of India: a Study of the

Motives Underlying Benjamin Disraeli's Eastern Policy, 1874-1880. Harris, Valerie F.: The 1884 Ministerial Crisis. McKain, C. T.: The Second China War: a Study in the Motives of

Imperialism. Poff, B.: Will iam Fox — Early Colonial Years, 1842-48. Richardson, L. E.: The Workers and Grey District Politics during

Wartime, 1914-1918. Ross, I. M.: New Zealand and Imperial Defence, 1916-26: Problems

and Policies. Stagg, J. C. A.: The "Dunning School" of Reconstruction Historiog-raphy. Thomson, I. A.: The History of TEAL. Wright, A. J.: Lisle and Calais, 1533-1540.

University of Otago M.A.

Walsh, C. A.: Sir Julius Vogel's 'total view' and the public reaction, 1869-1876.

Victoria University of Wellington Ph.D.

Khan, Latiffa Z.: Immigration into Wellington Province, 1853-1876.

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M.A. Bole, F.: Ratu Sir Lalabalavu Sukuna, an Outline of his Life and

Career, 1885-1921. Butterworth, G. V.: Politics of Adaptation: the Career of Sir Apirana

Ngata, 1874-1928. Hinch, D. W.: General Elections in Taranaki, 1879-84. Moore, D.: The Anglican Cathedral Church of St Paul, Wellington.

THESES COMMENCED University of Auckland

Ph.D. Bing, Jan: H. J. F. M. Sneevliet's mission to China: a study of the

establishment and first years of the Chinese Communist Party. M.A.

Engel, Pauline: Capital Punishment in New Zealand. Fisher, R.: Rev. Henry Williams and the Anglican mission, 1823-1835. Foo Hee Ket: The Formation and Separation of Malaysia. Gaudin, J. H.: The Coates Ministry, 1925-8. Gibbons, Leith A.: Religion and politics in England, 1545-7. Graham, J. M.: The Voluntary System: a study of recruiting, 1914-16. Harbutt, F.: The First Year of the First Labour Government. Holt, W. F.: Aspects of the Economic Policy at the First Labour

Government. Howe, K.: Rev. John Morgan and the wars of the Waikato. Mclndoe, Mary E.: The House of Lords, 1572. McLaren, Heather A.: New Zealand Foreign Policy between the Wars. McLeod, Barbara J.: An aspect of London in Mary Tudor's reign,

1553-8. Michie, M. A.: The theology of some Elizabethan bishops. Morgan, J. D.: The relationships between the Anglican and Catholic

missionaries in the Bay of Plenty, about 1840-1860. Smithyman, C. B. K.: Social Darwinism in New Zealand. Taylor, G. G.: Parliament and the political crisis of 1568-71.

University of Canterbury Ph.D.

Peters, Marie A. H.: The Monitor 1755-1765: a Study in the Develop-ment, Preoccupations and Influence of a Political Essay Paper.

Wearing, B.: The Relationship between the United States of America and Great Britain in Argentina, 1880-1914.

M.A. Allen, G. T.: New Zealand and the Imperial War Cabinet. Ayers, D. L.: Japanese Puppet Governments in China. Bliss, Barbara G.: The Foreign Policy of Ulysses Grant, 1868-77. Chan, H. D. M.: Nelson, Domett and the Native Rebellion, 1860-66. Conradson, B. J.: Westland County, 1867-73. Green, M. F.: The Naval Blockade of the Confederacy. Merrett, I.: The Maritime Strike of 1890. Mir f in, Rosemary J.: Thomas Audley, 1st Baron Audley. Rice, G. W.: The Syrian Assassins.

RESEARCH 211 Roberts, J. G.: The Grenville Act of 1770. Ross, K . J.: New Zealand and the Suez Crisis, 1956. Taylor, B. S.: The Expulsion of John A. Lee from the Labour Party. Tinker, Elizabeth H.: Mountstuart Elphinstone in India, 1795-1818. Ward, T. Julie: The Frontier Thesis and Massachusetts.

University of Otago M.A.

Anderson, A. C. D.: The New Zealand Government and the Vietnam War wi th special reference to New Zealand Press and public reactions to Government policy.

Cook, A . H.: Otago Provincialism, 1876-1890. Devaliant, L. J.: Peter Fraser: his ideas and influence on external

relations. Lilley, R.: The Foreign Policy of the First Labour Government. Meikle, N. H.: Kakanui: a small Otago port in the 19th century. Mclver, F. I. C.: New Zealand's interest in External A id Programmes

after 1945. Trew, G. B.: Settlement of the Tokomairiro Plain in the 19th century. Woolford, G. R.: New Zealand Literature in the 20th century in its

Political and National Setting.

Victoria University of Wellington Ph.D.

Campbell, M. D.: The Growth of Landed Society in Hawkes Bay, 1850-1914.

M.A. Brackenbury, Karola: Napier in the Provincial Period. Brunton, W.: Evolution and Formation of Mental Hospitals' Policy,

1840-1911. Rioth, L. D.: American Influence on the early New Zealand Labour

Movement. Taylor, Rosaleen: Papal Aggression. Webster, S.: The Economic Relations between the Commonwealth of

Australia and New Zealand, 1901-1914. Wilson, T.: Penal Reform in New Zealand, C.1880-C.1920.

Massey University M.A.

Barber, L. H.: Rutherford Waddell and the 'Church Defence Society of Otago and Southland', 1897-1901.

Bindoff, S. M.: The Bearing of the Internal Situation on France's Position in the Munich Crisis.

Charan, P. K.: The Fi j i Sugar Situation in 1960. Fitzgerald, M. K. : Workers and Politics in the Manawatu, c. 1910-20. Gibbons, P. J.: 'Turning Tramps into Taxpayers' — The Casual

Labourer and the Department of Labour, 1890-1914. Kenyon, T.: Land Purchases by Members of the Church Missionary

Society before 1840.

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Stewart , K . L . : Pol i t ics and L a b o u r (w i th reference to Ve i t ch ) i n Wanganu i , 1911-35.

Voe lke r l i ng , R. H . : Race Relat ions: A Regional Study Centred on the W a n g a n u i H in te r l and , 1885-1935.

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