Maori (New Zealand people) -- Land tenure -- Sources
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Frank O.V. Acheson papers.
Collection
Identifier: MSS-Archives-96/1
Scope and Contents
This extensive collection was deposited in the University of Auckland Library in October 1990 by the Trustees of Judge Acheson's estate. Some artefacts of family interest were returned to members of the Acheson family, and the remainder of the material was arranged into the following series: Personal papers 1906-1948; Maori Affairs - Native Land Court - 1920-1943, including formal studies on Maori land tenure, theses, etc.; Judge Acheson's relations with the Native Affairs Dept, 1933-1943;...
Dates:
1906 - 1948
Petition signed by thirteen Maori chiefs to William IV, seeking his protection from foreign incursions, tribal enemies, and the misconduct of British subjects, Kerikeri, 5 October 1831.
Collection
Identifier: MSS-Archives-C-14-loose
Scope and Contents
The petition was instigated by Maori chiefs in the Bay of Islands after the arrival of the a French naval vessel 'La Favorite' on 3 October 1831, as they feared retribution by the French for the murder of Marion du Fresne and his crew in 1772. They acknowledged the special trade and missionary contacts with Britain, and requested that the King become a 'friend and the guardian of these islands', defending them from foreign threat, from the 'teazing of the other tribes', and from the...
Dates:
1831