Hobson : Governor of New Zealand, 1840-1842 / Paul Moon.

By:

Moon, Paul [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Auckland, [N.Z.] : David Ling, 1998.Edition: 1st edDescription: 318 p. ; 21 cmISBN:

0908990545 (pbk.)
9780908990542 (pbk.)

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DDC classification:

993.021092 21

LOC classification:

DU420.14.H63 M66 1998

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Table of contents

Contents:

Hobson before New Zealand -- Involvement in New Zealand -- From Australia to New Zealand -- The Treaty of Waitangi -- In sickness and in health -- A moment of triumph -- No easy answers -- Auckland and beyond -- Justice and order -- No turning back -- 'A sea of troubles' -- Decline and fall.

Summary: Captain William Hobson was New Zealand's first Governor who, within says of arriving in January 1840, arranged the drafting and signing of the Treaty of Waitangi. This biography draws heavily on primary sources, many previously unused, to show why Hobson was chosen, the sources he used in preparing the English text of the Treaty, and what Hobson and the British government intended. It also provides a thorough account of Hobson's life and career before his arrival in New Zealand and examines his often difficult period as Governor until his death in 1842.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Non-Fiction - New Zealand	Waimate Event Centre - Long term storage	Non Fiction	993.021092 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Not For Loan	Not for loan		A00229722

Includes bibliographical references (p. [308]-314 and index.

Captain William Hobson was New Zealand's first Governor who, within says of arriving in January 1840, arranged the drafting and signing of the Treaty of Waitangi. This biography draws heavily on primary sources, many previously unused, to show why Hobson was chosen, the sources he used in preparing the English text of the Treaty, and what Hobson and the British government intended. It also provides a thorough account of Hobson's life and career before his arrival in New Zealand and examines his often difficult period as Governor until his death in 1842.

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