File:Correspondence from William Hobson to Lord Normanby, 1840 (15431092994).jpg
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On 14 January 1840, New South Wales Governor George Gipps drew up three proclamations. These were not issued until 18 January, after William Hobson’s departure for New Zealand. They declared that: • the boundaries of New South Wales were expanded to include "any territory which is or may be acquired in sovereignty by Her Majesty … within that group of Islands in the Pacific Ocean, commonly called New Zealand", as provided for in the Letters Patent issued in Britain on 15 June 1839; • Gipps had sworn Hobson in as Lieutenant-Governor on the basis of the latter’s commission, issued in Britain on 30 July 1839, to act in that capacity over any such territory so acquired; and • the Crown would recognise no private purchases of land made from Māori after 14 January 1840, and would not accept the validity of any purchases made prior to that date until an investigation had taken place and a Crown title issued. The Sydney land speculators that had visited Hobson on 10 January (www.flickr.com/photos/archivesnz/16053348265/in/photostream/) were further alarmed by these statements. This is a copy of the letter Hobson posted to Secretary of State for the Colonies, Lord Normanby, informing him of the "measures adopted in New South Wales for carrying to execution your Lordship's instructions," including the proclamations. It comes from a bound register of correspondence to Gibbs, held in the Governor record group (archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=16591). Zoom or download to read the letter. Archives Reference: G36 Box 1 archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=3796112 This record is part of #Waitangi175, celebrating 175 years since the signing of of te Tiriti o Waitangi. You can see other real time tweets on Twitter (twitter.com/ArchivesNZ), or explore the Waitangi 175 album here on Flickr. Material supplied by Archives New Zealand Caption information from www.justice.govt.nz/tribunals/waitangi-tribunal/Reports/h... |
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| Source | Correspondence from William Hobson to Lord Normanby, 1840 |
| Author | Archives New Zealand from New Zealand |
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