lecture 12: treaty part 2

Question 1

March towards Te Tiriti

Answer 1

• busby reports tribal fighting 1836-1837 Bay of Islands
• May 1837 Captain Hobson sent by governor bourke of NSW to report on the situation

Question 2

what two things does hobson recommend

Answer 2

• establishment of factories
• treaty to guarantee land holdings for the factories

Question 3

march towards tiriti timeline

Answer 3

1838 - lord glenelg appoints Hobson consult to NZ
1839- lord normaby approves Hobson as consult, then lieutenant governor. declaration of independence is affirmed
1839- governor gipps of NSW issues instructions to hobson to seek sovereignty for Britain
1840- hobson sails to NZ

Question 4

Hobson arrival in NZ

Answer 4

29th of Jan 1840, Bay of Islands
- met with Busby, charles baker and william colenso
- discusses instructions recieved from lord normanby drafts an invitation to chiefs, gives to Busby –> colenso who translates it
- treaty drafted and Henry williams translates a copy

Question 5

drafting treaty

Answer 5

• begins 1st feb, mention is made of the confederation of the united tribes of NZ and the seperate and independent chiefs
• henry and edward williams met with hobson on the herald to discuss drafting the treaty, also james stuart freeman (hobsons secretary)

Question 6

who is involved with treaty after Hobson suffers paralysis

Answer 6

busby, james stuart freeman, clendon and alfred brown

Question 7

who is involved once hobson has recovered

Answer 7

busby
and CMS missionaries
= Henry williams, charles baker, george clarke, william colenso and richard taylor)

Question 8

final drafts of the treaty

Answer 8

3rd feb
Busby and hobson discuss treaty further
- henry and edward williams translate final version

Question 9

maori and english versions include

Answer 9

• preamble
• article 1
• article 2
• article 3

Question 10

article 1

Answer 10

–> Maori version
chiefs gave the queen “kawanatanga”
–> english version
chiefs gave the queen “sovereignty”

Question 11

article 2

Answer 11

–> maori version
guarantees o ratou whenua o ratou kainga me o ratou taonga kutoa
–> english version
guarentees the chiefs and their respective families “full exclusive and undisturbed possession of their lands and estates, forests, fisheries and other properties”

Question 12

article 3

Answer 12

• queen extended to the natives her royal protection and impacts to them all the rights and privileges of british subjects

Question 13

what happened at the 5th of Feb 1840 meeting

Answer 13

• chiefs negative at first
• changed when tamati waka nene, patuone and hone heke spoke in favour of the treaty

Question 14

what happened on the 6th of Feb 1840

Answer 14

43 chiefs signed
hone heke= first to sign the maori version

Question 15

copies of the treaty

Answer 15

• the waitangi sheet
• manukau kawhia sheet
• waikato- manukau
• printed
• tauranga
• bay of plenty
• the herald
• cook strait
• east coast
• littlewood

Question 16

manukau kawhia copy (capt William symonds)

Answer 16

• te wherowhero tainui (waikato) chief refused to sign treaty
• he was a signatory to He Whakaputanga o Te Rangatiratanga o Niu Tireni

Question 17

tauranga sheet

Answer 17

• tauranga chiefs
• signed in exchange for gifts

Question 18

the cook straight sheet

Answer 18

• te ruaparaha signs

Question 19

herald sheet

Answer 19

te hapuku signs
otago chiefs
- taiaroa
- karetai
- korako
south land chiefs (ngai tahu)
- tuhawaiki
signed treaty with the conditions that ruapuke island was not to be subject to the treaty

Question 20

treaty of waitangi

Answer 20

• William hobson drafted the treaty and responsible for Maori signatures (died september 1842)
• 544 chiefs signed by the end
  –> 505 signed Maori version
  –> 39 signed english version