Correspondence between the Colonial Office and the Wesleyan Missionary Society, 1827-1877
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- The subjects include the appointment of a Wesleyan missionary to the penal settlements in Van Diemen's Land (1827), conflicts between British settlers and Maoris in New Zealand (1844), land purchases in New Zealand and observance of Treaty of Waitangi (1848), the establishment of industrial schools in New Zealand (1851), the rights of Maoris under the proposed New Zealand Constitution (1852), the murder of Rev. Thomas Baker in Fiji (1858) and allegations against Rev. Shirley Baker in Tonga (1876-77). (27 letters)
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- Available for Access.
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- Many of the records digitised as part of the AJCP are still in copyright. Readers wishing to publish or reproduce documents should seek permission, in the first instance, from the School of Oriental and African Studies.
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Parkes PlaceCanberra ACT 2600, Australia
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