The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 7, Issue 2John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1929 - Great Britain |
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Page 63
... French interest in the country . It seems clear that the French Revolution of 1830 inter- rupted a project for the establishment of French missionaries in New Zealand . The captain of a French man - of - war , which arrived at the Bay ...
... French interest in the country . It seems clear that the French Revolution of 1830 inter- rupted a project for the establishment of French missionaries in New Zealand . The captain of a French man - of - war , which arrived at the Bay ...
Page 73
... French Ministry of Marine had had New Zealand under consideration for a considerable time , and the clamour in the newspapers was not without effect . On 11 December 1839 the French Government con- cluded a convention with the Compagnie ...
... French Ministry of Marine had had New Zealand under consideration for a considerable time , and the clamour in the newspapers was not without effect . On 11 December 1839 the French Government con- cluded a convention with the Compagnie ...
Page 76
... French " . Lavaud , on the other hand , bearing a heavier responsibility , was more circumspect . He came to the conclusion that French colonisation was impossible unless the British proclamations concerning the South Island were ...
... French " . Lavaud , on the other hand , bearing a heavier responsibility , was more circumspect . He came to the conclusion that French colonisation was impossible unless the British proclamations concerning the South Island were ...
Contents
Geographical Divisions | 5 |
Social Organisation | 11 |
The Early Settlements | 17 |
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