The Cambridge History of the British Empire: pt. 1. Australia; advisor Ernest ScottArthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians Cambridge University Press, 1933 - Commonwealth of Nations |
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... settlers complained bitterly that they were neglected by the Governor , who , however , in a despatch of 20 February 1840 , expressed his intention of visiting them immediately . An attack of paralysis prevented Captain Hobson from ...
... settlers complained bitterly that they were neglected by the Governor , who , however , in a despatch of 20 February 1840 , expressed his intention of visiting them immediately . An attack of paralysis prevented Captain Hobson from ...
Page 79
... settlers to have contributed greatly to their misfortunes . Colonel Wakefield , the Company's agent , was personally popular , and he did all he could to mitigate the evils of premature colonisation , but nothing could atone for the ...
... settlers to have contributed greatly to their misfortunes . Colonel Wakefield , the Company's agent , was personally popular , and he did all he could to mitigate the evils of premature colonisation , but nothing could atone for the ...
Page 123
... settlers were being harassed at Wellington and Wanganui ( Petre ) . Before 1842 , Maoris in Te Aro had complained to Hobson of the encroachment by settlers on their cultivations . European occupation of a few disputed areas , as at ...
... settlers were being harassed at Wellington and Wanganui ( Petre ) . Before 1842 , Maoris in Te Aro had complained to Hobson of the encroachment by settlers on their cultivations . European occupation of a few disputed areas , as at ...
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