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To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (1831)11/1/2002 11:58:35 PM
From: Maurice Winn  Read Replies (1) of 6901
 
Lazarus, the 1835 agreement was half-baked, among some feudal tribal chiefs up north, thrown together by some Poms, to forestall anything untoward with France and to stabilize the situation.

<cordially invite the Southern tribes to lay
aside their private animosities and to consult the safety and
welfare of our common country, by joining the Confederation
of the United Tribes.

4. They also agree to send a copy of this Declaration to His
Majesty the King of England, to thank him for his
acknowledgement of their flag; and in return for the
friendship and protection they have shown, and are prepared
to show, to such of his subjects as have settled in their
country, or resorted to its shores for the purposes of trade,
they entreat that he will continue to be the parent of their
infant State, and that he will become its Protector from all
attempts upon its independence.
>

5 years later, the Treaty of Waitangi was signed and superseded that collectivist tribal deal which was hopeless.

The Maoris didn't want the French to think they could take over! They wanted the British - they knew what it was about and preferred habeas corpus and all that British jazz. Napoleonic code wasn't quite as attractive.

Mqurice
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