Post by Kiwi Frontline on May 3, 2020 4:46:55 GMT 12
Dear Editor, (Sent to the Northern Advocate 11/4/20)
By the 15th of February 1840, many chiefs had freely sold over two thirds of New Zealand to people from other lands to help buy muskets and finance their intertribal wars.
The New Zealand Company was interested in colonising New Zealand and had purchased or had contracts over large areas of land in the Wellington region, with contracts to buy land at Wanganui, Taranaki and the South Island.
The missionaries and others had bought land in Northland including the British resident James Busby to build his kit-set home. American whalers had 28 whaling stations dotted around the coast as well as land at Russell where James Clendon, the American Consulate had built his house. This later became the first Government House before the seat of Government was moved to Auckland and later to Wellington.
The French had also bought large areas of land in the North and South Islands and had announced they were about to annex New Zealand.
The Maori feared the French and wanted to put Britain between them and France.
By 1840 there were many farms, boat building and general businesses operating within New Zealand by more than 2000 people from other countries.
Wellington and Russell had established townships with flourishing communities and businesses but some of these people also took liberties due to the lack of law and order.
IAN BROUGHAM, Wanganui
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By the 15th of February 1840, many chiefs had freely sold over two thirds of New Zealand to people from other lands to help buy muskets and finance their intertribal wars.
The New Zealand Company was interested in colonising New Zealand and had purchased or had contracts over large areas of land in the Wellington region, with contracts to buy land at Wanganui, Taranaki and the South Island.
The missionaries and others had bought land in Northland including the British resident James Busby to build his kit-set home. American whalers had 28 whaling stations dotted around the coast as well as land at Russell where James Clendon, the American Consulate had built his house. This later became the first Government House before the seat of Government was moved to Auckland and later to Wellington.
The French had also bought large areas of land in the North and South Islands and had announced they were about to annex New Zealand.
The Maori feared the French and wanted to put Britain between them and France.
By 1840 there were many farms, boat building and general businesses operating within New Zealand by more than 2000 people from other countries.
Wellington and Russell had established townships with flourishing communities and businesses but some of these people also took liberties due to the lack of law and order.
IAN BROUGHAM, Wanganui
sites.google.com/site/kiwifrontline/letters-submitted-to-newspapers/unpublished-letters