Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jul 18, 2024 8:51:20 GMT 12
Bruce Moon: THE NEW ZEALAND SCHOOL TRUSTEES ASSOCIATION AND THE TREATY.
“Much has been ... said”, says the report, “about the differences between the English and Maori texts (of the Treaty of Waitangi) and the difficulties in understanding its meaning and implications.”
Oh? Well, the “Maori text” is that of the document signed at Waitangi on 6th February 1840 by 52 chiefs (by Hobson’s count), by Hobson himself on behalf of the Queen and by sundry other Englishmen, principally as witnesses to signing or application of their moko marks in lieu by chiefs.
The so-called “English text”, legislated as such in the “Treaty of Waitangi Act”, 1975, sponsored by Matt Rata of Northern Maori, is however, essentially A FAKE, written in flowery prose by Hobson’s private secretary, Freeman, who had not participated in Hobson’s drafting session on 4th February. FREEMAN’S TEXT DID NOT EVEN EXIST ON 5TH FEBRUARY 1840! That Hobson did sign it subsequently does not make it a substitute for what was actually presented by Hobson to the chiefs on 5th February as recorded by Colenso and discussed below.
In stark contrast, the substance of Hobson’s final text in English, correctly dated 4th February 1840, which disappeared until rediscovered in 1989 and dubbed the “Littlewood Treaty”, corresponds almost exactly with that of the treaty itself to which it was translated by the Williams, the sole difference being their addition of the word “maori” in Article Third of the actual treaty text to specify those people to whom it applied. The “Littlewood” text – let us not be misled by the treaty-twisters – is the TRUE English text of the Treaty.
Consider also the timeline. Hobson delivered his English text to the Williams at about 4p.m. on the afternoon of 4th February. The Williams completed their Maori text overnight – by candlelight(?). After proof-reading in the morning with one word changed at Busby’s suggestion (to describe the so-called “confederation of chiefs”[ii]), Hobson, at about noon, proceeded to read his English text, followed by Henry Williams reading the actual treaty text in Maori to the chiefs who had already assembled. It would be ludicrous to suggest that Hobson read any other text than his own of 4th.
Nevertheless, officialdom has strenuously and quite falsely denied the legitimacy of the so-called “Littlewood treaty”, that is, Hobson’s final English text of 4th February. Thus, on 27th September 2004, Margaret Wilson, the then Associate Minister of Justice dismissed it because “it wasn’t signed”, repeating that the Freeman fake (not her term!) legislated as such in 1975 was “the official English text”. Of course a draft in any language is not signed officially!
So do our legislators betray the legitimate interests of the people of New Zealand......
Read Bruce’s full article here > breakingviewsnz.blogspot.com/2024/07/bruce-moon-new-zealand-school-trustees.html
“Much has been ... said”, says the report, “about the differences between the English and Maori texts (of the Treaty of Waitangi) and the difficulties in understanding its meaning and implications.”
Oh? Well, the “Maori text” is that of the document signed at Waitangi on 6th February 1840 by 52 chiefs (by Hobson’s count), by Hobson himself on behalf of the Queen and by sundry other Englishmen, principally as witnesses to signing or application of their moko marks in lieu by chiefs.
The so-called “English text”, legislated as such in the “Treaty of Waitangi Act”, 1975, sponsored by Matt Rata of Northern Maori, is however, essentially A FAKE, written in flowery prose by Hobson’s private secretary, Freeman, who had not participated in Hobson’s drafting session on 4th February. FREEMAN’S TEXT DID NOT EVEN EXIST ON 5TH FEBRUARY 1840! That Hobson did sign it subsequently does not make it a substitute for what was actually presented by Hobson to the chiefs on 5th February as recorded by Colenso and discussed below.
In stark contrast, the substance of Hobson’s final text in English, correctly dated 4th February 1840, which disappeared until rediscovered in 1989 and dubbed the “Littlewood Treaty”, corresponds almost exactly with that of the treaty itself to which it was translated by the Williams, the sole difference being their addition of the word “maori” in Article Third of the actual treaty text to specify those people to whom it applied. The “Littlewood” text – let us not be misled by the treaty-twisters – is the TRUE English text of the Treaty.
Consider also the timeline. Hobson delivered his English text to the Williams at about 4p.m. on the afternoon of 4th February. The Williams completed their Maori text overnight – by candlelight(?). After proof-reading in the morning with one word changed at Busby’s suggestion (to describe the so-called “confederation of chiefs”[ii]), Hobson, at about noon, proceeded to read his English text, followed by Henry Williams reading the actual treaty text in Maori to the chiefs who had already assembled. It would be ludicrous to suggest that Hobson read any other text than his own of 4th.
Nevertheless, officialdom has strenuously and quite falsely denied the legitimacy of the so-called “Littlewood treaty”, that is, Hobson’s final English text of 4th February. Thus, on 27th September 2004, Margaret Wilson, the then Associate Minister of Justice dismissed it because “it wasn’t signed”, repeating that the Freeman fake (not her term!) legislated as such in 1975 was “the official English text”. Of course a draft in any language is not signed officially!
So do our legislators betray the legitimate interests of the people of New Zealand......
Read Bruce’s full article here > breakingviewsnz.blogspot.com/2024/07/bruce-moon-new-zealand-school-trustees.html