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the assembly, hereby give up entirely to the Queen for ever the 

 government of all their land. 



Secondly. The Queen of England agrees and consents to secure to 

 all the tribes, chiefs, and all men in New Zealand, and the head chiefs, 

 all their rights in their lands, villages, and other property. But the 

 chiefs are to give to the Queen the right of purchasing all the lands 

 that the owners are willing to sell, at the price they choose to put on 

 it, and the Queen says she will pay for it herself. 



Thirdly. This is the consent to the government of the Queen. The 

 Queen will protect all the natives of New Zealand, and secure to them 

 all the rights and privileges of the people of England. 



(Signed) William Hobson, 



Consul and Lieutenant-Governor. 



We the chiefs at the collection of the tribes of New Zealand, 

 assembled at Waitanga, are the chiefs of New Zealand, and see the 

 truth of these words and accept them, and therefore we put our names 

 and marks thereto. 



Done at Waitanga on the 6th day of February, in the year of our 

 Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty. 



TRANSLATION OF THE TREATY. 



Her Majesty, Victoria, Queen of England, in her gracious consi- 

 deration for the chiefs and people of New Zealand, and her desire to 

 preserve to them their lands and to maintain peace and order amongst 

 them, has been pleased to appoint an officer to treat with them for the 

 cession of their country, and of the islands adjacent. 



The Queen seeing that many of Her Majesty's subjects have already 

 settled in this country, and are constantly arriving, and that it is desi- 

 rable for the protection of the natives to establish a government 

 amongst them. 



Her Majesty has accordingly been pleased to appoint me, William 

 Hobson, a Captain in the Royal Navy, to be governor of such parts of 

 New Zealand as may be now or hereafter ceded to Her Majesty, and 

 proposes to the chiefs of the confederation of the united tribes of New 

 Zealand, and the other chiefs, to agree to the following articles : 



Art. I. The chiefs of the confederation of the united tribes, and the 

 other chiefs who have not joined the confederation, cede to the Queen 

 of England for ever the entire sovereignty of the country. 



Art. II. The Queen of England confirms and guarantees to the 



