title: The battery company, formed to operate the Firth and Clark Battery at Waiorongomai

authors: Hart, Philip

abstract: The Battery Company was a private one, and although there were hints that other shareholders existed, only Josiah Clifton Firth and James McCosh Clark were known to be its owners. Firth was the more prominent of the two, willingly so, as he was never short of opinions and used his links with local and central government to assist his own interests in general and this company in particular.
When constructing the battery at Waiorongomai, Firth posed as a philanthropist aiming to benefit the mining community rather than himself. As the venture was potentially risky, he was praised for his initiative, but his terms for raising capital from mining companies and the charges he imposed soon led to widespread criticism. As time passed and as mining faded, he gained increasing control over the mines, acquiring interests in many of them, some of which were developed with little success.
After celebrations were held for the opening of his battery, the cold water treatment of the first crushing created distrust and suspicion. For years there were loud complaints about the high charges and how mining companies controlled by the company were being exploited simply to keep the battery operating. That so many mines were unprofitable was blamed on the company, and Firth’s policy of working mines as cheaply as possible was criticized. Because of his monopoly, miners wanted other batteries erected, and Firth was accused of discouraging this through his influence on the county council; an influence that was claimed to mean higher tramway charges through his appointing a pawn as tramway manager. 
Despite his constant praise of private enterprise and private initiative, Firth was very ready to seek financial assistance from government, with some success. Genuinely interested in new technology, his successful efforts to, first, improve the battery, and second, to sell his company’s interests to wealthy overseas capitalists were praised. He even planned to construct a low level tunnel traversing most of the field. But despite all their efforts, neither Firth nor Clark benefited financially from their company.

text: The battery company, formed to operate the Firth and Clark Battery at Waiorongomai The Battery Company was a private one, and although there were hints that other shareholders existed, only Josiah Clifton Firth and James McCosh Clark were known to be its owners. Firth was the more prominent of the two, willingly so, as he was never short of opinions and used his links with local and central government to assist his own interests in general and this company in particular.
When constructing the battery at Waiorongomai, Firth posed as a philanthropist aiming to benefit the mining community rather than himself. As the venture was potentially risky, he was praised for his initiative, but his terms for raising capital from mining companies and the charges he imposed soon led to widespread criticism. As time passed and as mining faded, he gained increasing control over the mines, acquiring interests in many of them, some of which were developed with little success.
After celebrations were held for the opening of his battery, the cold water treatment of the first crushing created distrust and suspicion. For years there were loud complaints about the high charges and how mining companies controlled by the company were being exploited simply to keep the battery operating. That so many mines were unprofitable was blamed on the company, and Firth’s policy of working mines as cheaply as possible was criticized. Because of his monopoly, miners wanted other batteries erected, and Firth was accused of discouraging this through his influence on the county council; an influence that was claimed to mean higher tramway charges through his appointing a pawn as tramway manager. 
Despite his constant praise of private enterprise and private initiative, Firth was very ready to seek financial assistance from government, with some success. Genuinely interested in new technology, his successful efforts to, first, improve the battery, and second, to sell his company’s interests to wealthy overseas capitalists were praised. He even planned to construct a low level tunnel traversing most of the field. But despite all their efforts, neither Firth nor Clark benefited financially from their company.

year: 2016

title: A study of zinc complexes of the metalloligand [Pt₂(μ-S)₂(PPh₃)₄] of the type [Pt₂(μ-S)₂(PPh₃)₄ZnL]⁺ (L = bidentate chelating ligand)

authors: Henderson, William

subjects: platinum complexes

abstract: Reactions of [Pt₂(μ-S)₂(PPh₃)₄] with zinc acetate and an ancillary chelating ligand L (HL = 8-hydroxyquinoline, 8-tosylaminoquinoline or maltol) with added trimethylamine in methanol give new cationic platinum–zinc sulfide aggregates [Pt₂(μ-S)₂(PPh₃)₄ZnL]+, isolated as their BF4− salts. The complexes were characterized by NMR spectroscopy, ESI mass spectrometry, microelemental analysis, and an X-ray structure determination of the tosylamidoquinoline derivative [Pt₂(μ-S)₂(PPh₃)₄Zn(TAQ)]BF₄, which showed a distorted tetrahedral coordination geometry at zinc. Additional examples, containing picolinate, dithiocarbamate, or dithiophosphinate ligands were also synthesized and partly characterized in order to demonstrate a wider range of available derivatives.

text: A study of zinc complexes of the metalloligand [Pt₂(μ-S)₂(PPh₃)₄] of the type [Pt₂(μ-S)₂(PPh₃)₄ZnL]⁺ (L = bidentate chelating ligand) Reactions of [Pt₂(μ-S)₂(PPh₃)₄] with zinc acetate and an ancillary chelating ligand L (HL = 8-hydroxyquinoline, 8-tosylaminoquinoline or maltol) with added trimethylamine in methanol give new cationic platinum–zinc sulfide aggregates [Pt₂(μ-S)₂(PPh₃)₄ZnL]+, isolated as their BF4− salts. The complexes were characterized by NMR spectroscopy, ESI mass spectrometry, microelemental analysis, and an X-ray structure determination of the tosylamidoquinoline derivative [Pt₂(μ-S)₂(PPh₃)₄Zn(TAQ)]BF₄, which showed a distorted tetrahedral coordination geometry at zinc. Additional examples, containing picolinate, dithiocarbamate, or dithiophosphinate ligands were also synthesized and partly characterized in order to demonstrate a wider range of available derivatives.

year: 2013

title: Claiming collective space: Kaupapa Maori in psychology

authors: Levy, Michelle Patricia

subjects: Maori

abstract: From its inception, the Psychology Department at the University of Waikato has had a focus on issues of culture, particularly those of relevance for Maori, with these early foundations laid by Emeritus Professor James Ritchie, who in 1965 took up the founding chair of the Department. These foundations have continued to be built on, utilising a variety of different strategies. Drawing on a research base which has emerged primarily from within the Maori and Psychology Research Unit at Waikato University, this paper explores strategies which have served to carve out and claim space for Maori, both within the department, and within the wider discipline of psychology.

text: Claiming collective space: Kaupapa Maori in psychology From its inception, the Psychology Department at the University of Waikato has had a focus on issues of culture, particularly those of relevance for Maori, with these early foundations laid by Emeritus Professor James Ritchie, who in 1965 took up the founding chair of the Department. These foundations have continued to be built on, utilising a variety of different strategies. Drawing on a research base which has emerged primarily from within the Maori and Psychology Research Unit at Waikato University, this paper explores strategies which have served to carve out and claim space for Maori, both within the department, and within the wider discipline of psychology.

year: 2008