Hine-Ra, or The Māori Scout: A Romance of the New Zealand War.
[dedication]
To
Lady Loch,
Whose Many Virtues Have Shed a Lustre on the
High Position She Occupies as
First Lady in the Land,
And Have Enshrined Her in the Hearts of the
People of Victoria,
This Book is Respectfully Dedicated
By Her Humble Servant,
The Author.1
1 Lady Loch is Elizabeth Loch, the wife of Sir Henry Brougham Loch, who served as Governor General of Australia from 15 July 1884 – 15 November 1889. At the conclusion of Governor Loch’s Vice-Regal term in 1889, Lady Loch had receieved such great admiration from the women of Melbourne that they contributed money to purchase diamond jewellery as a parting gift for her. Her patronage of the arts, the poor, and the wider community was greatly admired by many across Victoria State, and as a result £1,600 was raised. The diamond jewellery – a tiara, necklace, pair of earrings and two diamond stars for her daughters – were chosen in Paris by the wife of the British Ambassador to France. http://www.governor.vic.gov.au/government-house/history/did-you-know/518-lady-lochs-diamond-jewellery