Before 1939: Refugee Architects to New Zealand

Maternity in Dispute. New Zealand 1920–1939

PHILLIPA MEIN SMITH, Maternity in Dispute. New Zealand 1920-1939, Wellington, New Zealand, Historical Publications Branch, Department of Internal Affairs, 1986, 8vo, pp. xvii, 180, illus., $14.95. This book deserves a wide circulation. It is brief, but excellent. The 1920s and '30s were intensely worrying for all concerned with maternal welfare, not least the mothers themselves. Maternal mortal...

The Factors that Influence Adoption of ICTs by Recent Refugee Immigrants to New Zealand

Research indicates that to effectively participate in today’s global digital information age, Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) familiarity is essential for individuals and communities. There is concern, especially amongst developed nations that advances in, and the rapid growth of, ICTs has the possibility of creating a new form of inequality among individuals. The New Zealand ...

Methane- to- Gasoline Plant Adds to New Zealand Liquid Fuel Resources

Methane- to- Gasoline Plant Adds to New Zealand Liquid Fuel Resources

Brief history of US debt limits before 1939

Between 1776 and 1920, the US Congress designed more than 200 distinct securities and stated the maximum amount of each that the Treasury could sell. Between 1917 and 1939, Congress gradually delegated all decisions about designing US debt instruments to the Treasury. In 1939, Congress began imposing a limit on the par value of total federal debt outstanding. By summing Congressional borrowing ...