Report From the Select Committee on New Zealand; Together with The Minutes of Evidence Taken Before Them, and An Appendix, and Index. Ordered by the House of Commons, to be Printed, 3 August 1840.

London: House of Commons, 1840. Folio. Printed Wrappers. pp 207. Original printed blue wrappers, showing minor wear. Water stain to front wrapper and flyleaf. Binding firm and internally clean and tight. Witnesses examined by the Select Committee include Edward Gibbon Wakefield, Charles Enderby, Alexander Busby. A fascinating early insight into the situation in New Zealand in 1840 with regard to Maori, Maori land, missionaries, colonisation etc. Particularly notable for Wakefield's evidence concerning immigration policies. Good. Item #012802

Price: $750.00 NZD