New Zealand, 1864-1887

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File G99

Content Summary:

The earliest papers are letters of Sir George Grey on the Maori War (1864-1870). Most of the other New Zealand material dates from 1880-1887 and comprises printed items, cuttings, manuscripts and correspondence on New Zealand affairs, the construction of public works on Maori lands, the Taranaki War and Te Whiti, the use of Maori lands, and the visits of the Maori chiefs to England. The correspondents include F. Chesson, Te Wheoro, Na Taiahiao (Waikato) and the Colonial Office officials. There are also letters of J. Gorst on the execution of a native at Tanna and New Zealand affais (1878-1886), a report by A. Taylor on alleged ill-treatment of labourers on Fijian plantations (1877), copies of official papers on alleged outrages committed on Australian Aboriginals by Queensland Native Police (1874), and papers of Reverend J. Gribble on treatment of Australian Aboriginals in Western Australia (1886).

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M2432-M2433

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