1835. 



IIESIDENTS EMBARRASSMENTS. 



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there are missionaries from the United States, but none from 

 England. At Otaheite, also, there is now consular authority. 

 At New Zealand there are two officers, holding the indefinite 

 station of ' Resident."* One of these officers had a salary, but 

 denied having any authority to act as a consular agent, or even 

 as a magistrate. The other resident (who lived at Hokianga) 

 was not in the receipt of any salary ; his appointment having 

 been given for the reasons stated in a letter from the Colonial 

 Secretary at Sydney, dated 29th June 1835, of which a copy 

 is inserted in the Appendix (No. 37), accompanied by extracts 

 from an excellent letter addressed to Mr. Busby. (No. 38.) 



Upon reading these statements, it will not be difficult to form 

 an idea of some of the embarrassments of a secular nature, 

 which perplex the missionaries, after having overcome all the 

 primary dangers and difficulties of establishing themselves 

 in savage — even cannibal countries. Although they are now 

 able to assist their own countrymen, who have eagerly profited 

 by their exertions, — settling in every direction upon those 

 very lands to which access was obtained by their hardy, 

 daring enthusiasm, and is preserved by the united efforts 

 of the supporters of missionary societies, assisting and encou- 

 raging individual exertion, — their own strength is failing ! 



Embarrassments of many kinds are arising ; one, jealousy of 

 that influence which has enabled even those who are jealous 

 to approach the spot upon which they now stand, and oppose 

 the missionary as he exerts himself to suppress licentious habits 

 and the use of ardent spirits. While assisting their early 

 settlement, the missionaries were the best friends of those 

 adventurers who sought a livelihood among the islands of 

 the Pacific — in New Zealand especially. But when once esta- 

 blished, ingratitude and utter want of reflection became too 

 prevalent among the worst sort of settlers, whose only occu- 

 pations were those of publicans and especial sinners. The 

 few respectable settlers — men of character and property — 

 such as Mr. Clendon and Mr. Mair at New Zealand, Mr* 

 Bicknell and Mr. Henry (junior) at Otaheite, have acted — I 

 rejoice to say—in the most honourable and praiseworthy man- 



