the subject, demanding the paper to destroy it. My coming was most opportune ; I stria allayed the excitement, and distributed a few presents, promising the like to all otlims who had signed their names ; had I been a day later, Mr. Maunsell's influence in the district would have been lost, to the great detnnient of the advancement of his missionary labours.

On examination of the signatures obtained by Mr. Maunsell, I found that, with the exception of very few, all the leadingmen of the country as fur south as hlukau, had acknowledged the sovereignty of Her Majesty. These few belonged to the neighbourhood of dotes and Kawia, wherefore I determined on proceeding myself no further, being w,./1 assured of the disposition no the part of the Wesleyan mission to support the Government by every exertion in its power; and I sent a letter, whereof the accompanying is a copy, to the Rev. John Whiteley, claiming his assistance in procuring the remaining names.

I returned to Manukau on the lath April, where I obtained the adherence of seven other chiefs to the treaty. Te Wera..Wera and several others, however, objected. though they manifested no to the Government. This I attribute partly to the bishop's influence, partly to the extreme pride of the native chiefs, and M great measure to my being alone and unable to make that display and parade which exerts such influence on the minds of savages. 1 laboured also under the disadvantage of the want of Mr. Hamlin's services, who was absent on his missionary duties.

I should not fail to mention, that in personal communication with the several chiefs who affixed their signatures to the treaty, I found the best disposition displayed towards Her Majesty's Government, but at the same time that their expectations are raised very high as to the immediate benefits which they am to derive from its establishment in their country ; and, if I might presume to offer an opinion, I would suggest, that in order that they might not be disappointed, measures might be adopted to put the chiefs in communication with the Government officers to make arrangements for the purchasing of lands, &c.

I have, he.

To the Colonial Secretary,   (signed)   If. C. Symonds.

&c. &c. &c.

Sir,   Waikato Heads, 8 April 1840.

H ts Excellency the Lieutenant governorhaving deputed me to obtain the adherence du many of the principal chiefs of the western coast of this island to the treaty of Waitangi as may he induced to affix their names to a signed copy of that treaty which was famished me, I have the honour to request your assistance in Kawia, and the country about, towards that end.

The exertions of the Rev. R. M aonsell have saved me the trouble of a joamey further into the Waikato country, and his success in obtaining signatures has been such, that I have been induced to forego a visit I had proposed to Karim; but few of the principal chiefs remaining to be gained over.

I beg to consign to your charge a copy of the treaty, and to request that you will take the trouble to obtain the cession of their sovereign rights to Her Majesty from as many of the chiefs as you may deem sufficient, stretching as far to the southward as possible among the Ngatimaniapoto. Te Ngohi, Pakasu, Wa raki and Krisi, front vuur neighbourhood, base gi.a their signatures; and I believe that if Taoism Teriki, Te Ware, Te An, Te Nakuru from Kawia and %Vim. and Rawiri front Wangoon be obtained, that they will suffice to extend Her 'Majesty's authority as far south as Mikan I beg, however, that you will be guided by your own judgment, and let all the principal chiefs sign who may wish to give over their country to British protection.

Notice of presents given lay the gorernor to those who signed at Waitangi and Shomaki. bad preceded one, and may have reached Kawia; every one, therefore who has any pretension to being a chief will flock to sign his mule for the sake of obtaiaing a blanket; coosequently it is of the greatest importance that the nature of the emeltoo of rights should be perfectly explained, that these eine& only should be chosen of the greatest authority, and that it should be explained to them that the gifts made to them have m nowise the nature of a bribe or payment for their concurrence.

Blankets will be forwarded to you, to be given to those who subscribe their names, arid I request you will distribute them, one to each chief, after signature.

If you mill have the goodness to return the copy of the treaty to me, at Manukait I will put it in the proper channel to reach his Excellency the governor.

I have, tee.

The Reverend John Whiteley,   (signed)   William C. Symonds
Minister, Wesley. Mission.

No. 35.
Governor Hobson
to the Secretary of
State for the Colo-
nies, 15 Oct. 1840

No. 35, Goveraor Homo,

Her Majesty's Ship, Herald hlercury Bay,   to the Secretary of

Sir,   IS May 18•10.   State for the Colo- S ince l last had de Leone of addressing you, I have mode an excursion in the Treat m", '5 43..; 5840- schooner to Ternranga. Se left the Herald at Mercury Bay on the nth instant, late iu the

evening, and arrived orlmuranga on the Sunday following ; but the night was too far advanced to attempt moon' the harbour until the following day, when Mr. Parker of Her Majesty's ship the Itera14,Mr. Williams and myself went on shore at the mission station, where we were received by the Rev. Mr. Stack, and I was agreeably surprised to 10001, that most of the native chefs in that neighbourhood hid already signed the treaty, with the exception of the ono-ape/alai and one or two of his friends at thetinimoctoi ca. This pa we visited the sante evermg, accompanied by Mr. Stack ; it is a very extensive fortification, and appears to coax. Art 1,000 men. The chief who had declined signing is a very young man, and his aaerawas timidly reserved, and leis prepossecsiner than most of those I had before seen. Os ow taking leave, he made the usual remade, that he wanted to consult the other chicken& that he would with theta meet as at the mission station on the morrow.

On the following day !wiled not speak uutil the close of the conference, and then only in private to Mr. Wiliam:1km Mr. Stack and myself had left them, and to inquire how numb he MS to get iat hiss*oature. Another chief expressed some   '

indionation, became

the christran chiefs Ind re, as he said, met them ; I presume he rneaat those front the other pa, where Mr. Sled's influence was supposed to extend more than to his own, and where a Roman-cathcie lemma residenhary, and the Catholic bishop were supposed to have 01010 influence. A third chief, the principal orator on this ocrasion, amused me much. After the treaty hal been read arid explained to them, he quaintly observed, when his signature was refloated," Now first let an talk a little. Who was the first stranger that visited our shores'?" On brag answered Cook ; " And who was Cook's king ;wau his lassie not Georgi 7" On my replyiegltrough the interpreter, •• Yes ;" " And who then," he continued, "is this Queen?" I tie-maimed him that King Georgt had been dead some years, as also his two soon, Georgi and Walton, who had succeeded him on the throne, and that the present Qneea was the graruldsegjece of Georgi. He then adverted to the wars of their tribes and chiefs, particularly with de natives of %tofu Vua. I told hint that one of the principal objects of my mania, ma to persuade all tribes at present at war with each other to accept the mediate,. of your Excellency., and to advise them to abide your decision. He objected strongly so am popoml, of visiting at a future period the moves of Volt Yea, mil he also observed, dyer ration is so fond of peace, why had we introduced into his country fire-arms and pas:order I Ile was in reply, told, that the effects of this trade had been much deplored by tie Queen's Govern 0.1.L. who were anxious to mitigate its consequences, by solatioungistice and a reoo lar form of government in their country, and which could Duly be el reed giviug the Queen the necessary powers, and for whirl purpose they were riaransito sign the treaty, which had been before explained to them. He nest inquired wiethermay Queen governed ad the white nations; I replied, not all; bet that she was Queen Abe most powerful of all the nations. She hail, however, acknowledged the New Zealendesto be an independeat nation some years ago; bet that treaty had proved abortive, is emsequence of the wars of their nibis amongst themselves, and their want of maim ' - amdesthemselves alone, therefore, were to be attached the evils they had endured. She ifid mtseek the authotity of white men, of whatever taboo, to govern them ; she sought tag sellmeity from themselves, as a spontaneous gilt, vesting her with power for their owe goateed to avert the eras which she foresaw were accumulating around them, by the :nosing influx of white um, subject otherwise to no law or control. 011 being told Sisal I ma a chief of a body of soldiers, and that t had vetoed under the monarchs already unsiorkk inquired, should his tribe, agreeable to ay moist, abstain from making war on the mews al You Vaa, would the Goventor send a portion of my fence to protect them. I told them your Excellency desired rather to niedate bettmea them, and only in cases of extrememergeocy would you be prevailed upon to act in any other manner; hot if your arlinatim eras applied foe, I had no doubt but that the orstorn of their muatry would be conspbellwith, by your iesisting on a compeosation being made to the party mjured, by the partgoffending.

On my speaking of theme of lands, and of the right of pre-emption claimed by the Qoan as intended equal. for their beoebt, and to encourage industrials white men to settle amongst them, to teats them arts, and bow to manufacture threw articles which were so much sought after awidalminst by them, rather than by leaving the sale of large tracts of 4"d° to themselves, thayeright sass into the hands of white men, who would never come ...angst them, but to larger by their speculations the industrious. The Queen, therefore, knew the object of firearm, many of whom, I had no doubt, had counselled them not is sign the treaty ; bet siewould, nevertheless, unceasingly exert herself, to mitigate the evils they sought to laden this country, by purchasing their lands hemelf at a jester valuation. Ile said it wermeJeas now to speak of this, as the wlito men bad purchased .11 their lands ; hut theyippeared quite satisfied, mying it was very just

lYour Excellency e mar of the dilatory habitof the natives; l therefore told their
ief m conclusioo, that& WU necessary that I should also pay my respects to the chiefs
.f he neighbouring pt -iii therefore task ray leave of them, leaven Mr. 'William for a
to see if they •awthesolve whether to sign or not the instil; he subsequently told
lac that presents had beredemaaded, bat the chief said he would not believe the word of

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