aspects of Government native policy in Taranaki, 1878-1884

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by  Riseborough, Hazel

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POLICIAENSD P ROPHECIES
AspecotfGs o vernmNeantti Pvoel iicnTy a ranaki
1878-1884
A thessiusb mittfeodrt hed egreoef
Doctoorf P hilosoipnhH yi story
atM asseUyn iversity
HazeRli seborough
1987
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ABSTRACT
Thitsh eseixsa mintehse g overnment's retaoct thiepo ancsi friecs istaonfcfee rbeyd
ther esideMnato dt tibteost hes urvefyo rs alaen ds ettlemoefcn otn ifscatleadn ds
betweeHna weraan dN ew Plymoutohn.t he west ctohaesN tm 1hoI fs laonfdN ew
Zealanidn,t hey ear1s7 88-1884.Su ccessgiovvee rnmtesnn eglecttoeh do noutrh e
promisteosm aker eservceosn tainientd h el egislactoinofni scatthieln agn adn d,b y
treattihnogs weh op rotesttheidns e gleacsti nfatuaftoeldl owoefrd se ludperd ophets
and refusing tot heciolrne sgiitdiemrga rtiee vanhceelsp.e cdr eaitne Taraan aki
centrofed isaffectiont hewpyhe ircche iavsea d t hretaott hec olonyT.h iss tudy
looks faittr hseet x istliintge raotnut rheee venitsnq uestiaonnd,t heant t hea cts
andp roclamatoifoc nosni fscatainodnt hep romisceosn taintehedr eiTnh.e m ain
bodyo ft het hesicsh.a ptetrhsr eteh rousgehv eni.sa chronologsitcuadolyf t he
yearfsr om1 87t8o1 884.W hent heg overnmeanttt emptteoed n fortchee
confiscatoinot nh eW aimatpel aibnyss urveyfionrgs albee formea kinagn ye ffotrot
delimtihtep romisreeds veerst.h er esidternitb perso teedsf tirstr ebmyo vitnhge
surveyotrhse.bn yp loughitnhged isputleadn dasn df inalblyyf e nciancgr otssh e
roadwsh icchu tt hrougthh eicru ltivatiTohnes .g overnmcehnots teo i nterpret
Maorpir oteassta denioaflt hec onfiscaatnidao nc halletnogE eu ropean
supremacUyn.d eri ntense spertetslseutrrh eeg overnmernets pondbeyda rresting
almosfto uhru ndrepdl ougmehna ndf encearnsd f inaltlwyop romineTnatr anaki
chiefasn.dp assilneggs ilatiwohni cehn abltehde mt oi mptisaonnd h oldt he
protesters twriitfaholoru u ptt ot woy earisnS outIhs lagnoda lsT.h ei njustice
donet heT aranapkeio plset emmemdo ref roma determinaotnit ohnep arotf t he
Europetaonf orcteh eM aortio s ubmittoE uropelaanw a nda dmitto E uropean
supremacy.f rtohmaa n g reefdo rl andT.h eg overnmenta'ismw ast oe ndM aori
isolatbiyos ne ttlai cnlgo sEeu ropepaonp ulatoinot nh ec oasitna ne ffotrotd estroy
Maorsie paratainsdms eldfe terminatTihoens .t antdh eT aranapkeio plteo oki n
defenocfet heirri ghwtass f inalvliyn dicayteetdt ,h eg rievanrceemsa iann.d t he
eventosft he' Pa1ihyaekaar asr'e a remindoefrt hei ssuwehsi ch bleihei nd
continuMianogr eif forttohs a vet hosger ievanrciegsh ted.
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CONTENTS
Page
Abrsatct 11
Maps iv
Preface V
Itnrotdiuocn Vll
ChaptOenre TheP airhkaaY ears
Two MuurR aup:aC tonuif csation 25
Three TheS uvrey tohWfea imaPtlneas i 50
Four Chlaelent got hCeo nsfictaion 75
Fiev Respsoetn ot hCeh laelneg 121
Six TheR oatdoP aithkaa !59
Sveen Aftermath 220
EightA QuestiMoanna of 268
Biblaipohgyr 238
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MAPS
AftPearg e
No1thI sl:aC nodni fscaLtaendd s 24
WamiateP lnasi 49
WesCto a:sP tln ao f Ctohnesfi caTteeidnt ory 292
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PREFACE
A wordo fe pxlaonnai tnsi eedoentd h teem rinoleomgpyld oi ynte hsitsu .d y
Taraniasuk siei dnE uorpedaonc umesnotcuaerrtsyor efteoar w idperro vilia nc
dishriacttth hearatn t iabraelIa tc. o mptsiesvemesan i tnt itbrceaisnt gh ediers cent
froamtl eatshetrec an.oy eesitht a tsh ceo hesoifao t nr idbsiatltr .ic cohae sion
whiscthe fmorsm a c ausage r,ei va:nl caencdo nftiis.oc Onaneo ft htebd e.sT e
AtAiw a,i asl waryesf etroir entd hd eo cumesnotcuaerrasysN gatiaswota h.ti esr m
habse ernea tidn.eN atiavnendsa tea ifavfisar rien escatpmeasrib nlr eeef reent co
nnietneteche tnuyNr ewZ eadla.Nn outn t1i49l w 7a ts hweo rMdao rsibu stituted
fron atiivnae lo lfi fcliu asa.gT ehee moitvtee rrmeslb a enldo lyn aatdievsebc er i
thveei wosf t hEeu ropwehaobn ests owteehdt errmast thhearon ft hoosnew hom
thewye rbee setdo.w hIva er efierndaf rotmh ues oef p arentwhhiecsmhei sg ht
indtiedc iapspaorvaolft htee rbmuswt o usledv ero nlyt oc luttthteeer .x Ith vae
alrseof rafirnouemdnd e irnliwnorgd osro thweirstert eniagM aoira s thiowtue grhe
af roieglnna guag.e Thowsheoa rneo yte t iiflaavmriv tbha sMiaco tremiri nloogy
woulbdeb etsteevrreb dy a t ecaheorfM aolraign uaagnecd u ulrtteh nab ya
smipltiisacn pdo isbysm lilsedainwgo rldi st.
TheA ppendtiotc heJeso urnoaftl hsHe o uosfeR erpeesnttviaeasn tdh Neew
ZealaPnadar mleintyaD erbaatreesr iasc ohcu ero fi nofrmtaioonnt hpee riuondd er
stu,da yntdh ree rpotosft hReo yCaolm misaspiopoienndu t ndtehrCe o nicfsated
LansdI nqyua inrMda orPiir sosnT·er arilAsc .t1 789a.r eeps eclyilv alaula.eb
Unoftrutneamlya npya pesrusca hsp olfiiclehe asvs emi pl"yid spapea"ra.en dtdh e
imporMtaoandAt fa fisDr eptamtefnlitek sn owans WtehseCt o aPsatp ewresr e
destrboytiy re.eds oa v asbto doyfm atreihaalbs e elno tsotr escehaser.rW hta
rmeaiinsss c attterhoruegldhna d.s lpio.cl eesgliiaevt.j uset iacgnodv errn·sfo iliens
thNea otniaAlrc hiavneedss pellciyinv a arimoiusnseti rlip aapeirnts hA el aenxder
Turnb ulLl irba.r Ay certaamoiunno tfm atenreivapelur b liisnNh eewZd e aland
wapsr intedB riintP iatrshlhei amPeanpteatrrhsyIe: r iUsnihev sriPtrye ssesr ies
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(heea rbebvriaIUt Pes dni cteh pea ngaitireofnte ort sh saetr ainendso ttot he
01giiln)ia asu sesfouculero fi nomftatinoonoth t erwiessaeli ya ccseisble.
Iw isthot hatnhko msaney p epolweh oh avhee lpientd h peer pariaotonf tthhiess is
FrisSti,Mr ak erReag nitaeRaa lLpohv. we hoasper povIas lo ugbhertfe o beIg an
thsitsdu y:t enae k korooea: n mdy s upvseirosr.D rK enH;o'ew .P rosfseoCro lin
Daviasn Pdr eosfsNog ra tLaotvaoe fM assUenyei svritIya .l wsios thot ahnDkr
Mat)'B iet1tm.aD nrD advW iua ntdh set aofff Itshnitteu otfeC ullaunrde
Comumnaitocin.E ast-CWeensttHe onrou.l luP:re osfsWo.Hr. iOiveedtrio.or ft he
Ditciornyoa fN ewZ ealBaingodar pyh:D rJ M...ROwenasn d PTaek aTkaaw hoa i
MasseUyni evsritayn:Kd arPeunk lsok.wci artohgearrtaM passUenyi svyie.trI a
idnebtteotd h set fasof ft hMea sseUyni vseirLtiyab )tr.'e spelcyCi oautlrney
Carpee:rn tthAel aenxdTeurrnb uLlbilar yr.t hGee naelAr smseblLyir barayn tdh e
NatilAo rcnhaei.svW ellitno:gn thHeam iolnLt iabrr.yU nivseirotfHy awaiia t
Mano:a thBee rincBei shMouspe uLmi br.Ha ornyoull:u thAeu clkanIdsn titute
anMd useuLmbi rartyhT:e a ranLaikbira anrMdyu suemN.e w Plymoutthh:e and
MasseUyn isvieCtroymp utere .Ce sepnietacrlDlrPy e tKear.y'v hvow asu nafzleb cy
myi nbaiilttyos pecaokpm uter.
Ia mg artueltf ot hUeni evsriGtrayn tCso mmtie.tte hEea st-CWeenstte trh aen d
New ZealanntideS-daUt teEsd utciaoFnoauln daftotirho genr awnhtise canhb lme d
tou nd1eatkteh sitdsuy .
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INTRODUCTION
Thec ofinscaotfiln oadno nt hwee scto aosftt h Neo 1thI snldfa loolwintgh wea rosf
th1e68 0csr eaats eedno sfge r ievaamonncge ltcohatelr iwbheiscc ohtn iensu to
affercleta tibeotnwsMe aeoniar nEdu ropteota hndi as.y Maorfiur tsrtairosenu ilgnt
frotmh ceo insficoahnta bse eni ovuaestxlpyr eosvseterhdy e e abryfs u1 themrme d
reitssaen.bc y parceisfiicst tota hneecno efr cemoeftn htce o insfcoan.at nibdy t he
persneattioofans eroifpe estt iiotnops a irmalentT.h is etxhmaeisnsti ehse
governnmtre'ecsato nitsot hpea cirfieitcssa nocffee rbeyd wtehsecto tap soepelt o
thev esfyuro rs aalnesd e ltetmeonftt hl ena dbse twHeaewne raan d NPelwy mtohu
befoarneeyff roth dab eemna dteod eilmtihtre e vseepsrr osmeibdy t haetc sa nd
prlomacatioofn sc oaintnofi.sI cta s itsu odfpy o lieiascn pde rstoinaeataslt iimoef
intefneesnlegia sn rde aicotnresls tuifnrogcm u latlmu irseusrntndadinagn rdca ial
inoltrenaceI.nr eufsitnocg o nesrti hdlee tgiaimtget ievoaftn hcMeea soi t.t he
govrnemenhte lpceredia nTt ae ranaca eknieot frd ifsfateicwohni tchhep yec reived
asa t herattot hceo l.oT nhydei sctohraadrt o se btehtgeow evernemne annttd h e
Ma0i1p eopolne wtehsceto aisbste tetxepirln daei nt mesto fp oiltailac nfidn nacia
expeendyci,c lasohfpe esor nsiat.lay nidd aeso fr acsiuaplie oiyrrtt hnab ya ny
phycsatilhe rapto sbeydt he retistebi.sdB eunMtta oipr rotaetts hgteo evrnmnets·
fiauler toa sdsiete htpe or misreeds ewraviset nsre perteadsa c ahlletnotg hee
coinsafctiaonnwd a tsr eaatsaes di ogfnf aanticainsidmna ftuoan.te iveansa
maneisftaotfti hodene tieanrtmiooftn h Meao rie sttoa tbhleimsshoe nlcvmeeoe sr
ast hdeo minracan.eT th itsh edsoiensso s te etkop rotbhepe h ilobsheoipnhdy
Maoir srpeontsoiej nssu tei,bc uitit cs l etahrsa utcc essgioevvrnem enfuotnsid t
exdpietet nom iseiprnrtertes aonaMbaolited emda.sna ntdh ecyh otsode e awli th
the enstsiauutiinnoognbt yg rtainrnegvs ee.rsb ubtyp asnsgsi omqeu iitneit qouuis
lelgtaiiswohni ecnhba letdh emi mtiposr woint hoturtti wapolr omiTnaernatn aki
chiefasn sde vehrnuadelrdo ft hefiloorlw efrros pae rioofud pt o ytewaoir ns
SouItashnl gda los.
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Thisst uadryg utehtsah tie jn uisectcl ontehT ea ranpaekoipse ltmem edm oerf roam
determionnta htpeia otint hEoeuf or peatno f rocteh Mea oir stuob mtioEt uo rpean
lwa anadd imt Eutroo pseuaepnmra ctyh afnrmo gar eferodl n adT.h eE uorpean
aleradpyo essssedl atnthdhoe ru gcho nftiis.oac nnad gtohveme ernnwta s
dermtienetdh Eautor peawnousl odc cuiptBy.u mtuc hm oert ahnl anwda s at
stakTehe.g overtn'ammsie wnatso e nMda oitsito ilboayns ettliacn lgo se
Euorpeapno pluatiino nat rheieana ne fftoodt iet soryM aoirs eaprsamta insde lf
dtemeitniao.tn By seipnatgrh Maeato irp epolferm o thlea ntdhy es oguhtto
detsrotyh emiarnm ao thua.k eInt heen adm inimla arleaa nwdaois f n c ontention:
thseae waPrad ribhlacokkoa f ttoefi fnt etehunos aancdr. ae nsedv ent eiarwtf a s
surveyaensddo ltodE uronpses.ae etrtcslon itneud atgtoia atbeo tuhtve e ry
exsiteonfcP ea raik.has tait lrhle aitnt heviiret wot toaEluo rpned aominaanndc e
spurecmy.a
Thel ognstlaigng ncrievatnhcTeea raoakfnpi e polaen tdh ree ixepsrsoifo n
frsutartioovneg ro vnemrenitjnauilsec t catmobe ek nowanst hPea riihnackiaod re nt
thPea htaiaka fafiarn.id wt a rsle eagtetdoa f oontotien tshtyeo b rohkoi.s Buitt
wanso inntco irad faefiorfa m ome.n Itdneetdh Peai rahkyae amrisg bhest a tiod
extefnrod1m 68 0t o ptrheeens tT.h Pea ripheaokapn lveeed ri setum biatn.d the
ultaitme mbeywa hnisEc uhr opceoapnwesitd ht hcihsla nelget ot hesipurr emacy
watso a ttetmofp rotg ietto .ra tl eatsort e duicte i tnos iiagcnn.ciT efhset and
tkaeinnT araniank id eoffMe ancior etgi hwtasfis n alvlniyd aitc.ey detth e
girevanrcmeeasia nn add eepkenroe wdlgoeft hPea hrkaiay eairissm p1oattnt oa n
undersntgao nftd hiceon tiinngeu foftrsto h avteoh sger ievragihnetcd.e s
Muchm oraete tntwiaopsn a iidnt hhesi tobroyos t koe vnetisnt hWea kiaot.H ere
fightihndagb eecna nli eboceny otnhsdet awghee trheWe a kiattor iwbeerse
prerpeatdod isctuestfsmo spr e caeB.u atg atihne wraems oert ahnl andsa tka.et
Theg oevrnmenotf thuer gdteahdyGe o vertnoco otrn intuhewea r tthpoeo int
wherteh Meao irw oulbde· erducetdos ubmi·s.As siuoccnessmfitulalicr ay mpaign
droTvaweh oia anhdi. fs lowleortsoe xliaes r eufegeisnN gatniipmaoattoe nitory
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othceicrru mnscteassh oubrledcla okw tnh aeu tkai.
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manaA.sr eugfeeTsaw hiaanood t hWearki atcohe ifwse rdee ipv1eocftl h mean a.
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