Sorry, Acting on advice of another lister only. I'll have to plead ignorance, or perhaps even insanity. I tend to accept what people tell me I should do, when they appear to know more than me. Anyway, thanks for your thoughts. Chris Ralph (A pom whose ancestor was "transplanted" to NSW) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pam Dowling" <genie@free.net.nz> To: "Chris Ralph" <egbert_multivarious@yahoo.co.uk>; <AUS-NSW-HUNTER-VALLEY@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2006 7:05 AM Subject: Re: [HV] Colonial Secretary's correspondence > Hi Chris, > > I'm at a bit of a loss to understand the reason for this message. I, along > with several others, have already answered this for you on another list. > > Perhaps you were trying cross-posting. FWIW, you'll find that often the > same people are on a lot of these lists, and cross posting is unnecessary > annoying and time-wasting. The best idea is probably to choose one list - > the one that is *most appropriate* and on-topic, for your query and take it > from there. In this case it's not immediately obvious why your query is > relevant to HV or PJ lists, so I'm assuming my comments may help you use > lists more effectively. > > Best wishes > Pam > An Aussie transplanted to Rotorua, NZ