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THE
NEW ZEALAND QUESTION
AND THE
RIGHTS OF ABORIGINES.
BY
LOUIS ALEXIS CHAMEROVZOW.
LONDON:
T. C. NEWBY, 72, MORTIMER STREET,
CAVENDISH SQUARE.
1848.
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[PREFACE]
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[The Revd. W. Ellis
From the Author.
A token of respect for his exertions on behalf of the Aborigines of New Zealand.
L. A. Chamerovzow]
PREFACE.
The following Pages are sent forth with a view of calling Public attention to the present state of New Zealand, and are addressed to all who feel an interest in the subject of Colonization, and who believe in the importance of urging upon the Legislature the necessity of immediately adopting a more systematic, a less exclusive, and a more economical policy.
LOUIS ALEXIS CHAMEROVZOW.
CAMBERWELL, 31st July, 1848.
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[CONTENTS]
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CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I.
Introduction; and comprising a brief history of New Zealand, from the period of its discovery to that of its becoming a British Colony.
CHAPTER II.
On the "Right by Discovery;" particularly in reference to an already peopled country: to wit, New Zealand.
CHAPTER III.
How "Right by Discovery" is perfected; and how Great Britain renounced those which She is assumed to have had, in relation to New Zealand.
CHAPTER IV.
Under what conditions Great Britain acquired the Sovereignty over New Zealand. The Treaty of Waitangi.
CHAPTER V.
The Treaty of Waitangi and its Provisions.
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CONTENTS.
CHAPTER VI.
Observations on the Treaty of Waitangi.
CHAPTER VII.
On the abstract principles of Land-tenure, and the Land-rights of Aborigines.
CHAPTER VIII.
New Zealand under Governors Hobson, Shortland, and Fitzroy. The Land-Question.
CHAPTER IX.
The Charter of 1846, and its accompanying Letter of Instructions.
CHAPTER X.
A few last words. Summary.
POSTSCRIPT.
