X CONTENTS. 
CHAPTER XVI. 
Official crimping ,of labourers — Withdrawal of the troops from 
Wellington — Once employed — Surprise of colonists — Anger — 
Notice against occupation of lands— Sir John Franklin reproves 
crimping — The New Plymouth pioneers — Public meeting — Peti- 
tion for the recall of Captain Hobson — Why sent home informally 
— Mr. Petre — Mr. Sinclair — Increasing trade with the natives — 
Working Men's Land Association — Lady Franklin . . 436 
CHAPTER XVII. 
The Sandfly — Joseph Toms — Tory Channel — We meet the Broug- 
ham — Foundation of New Plymouth — Calm night — Wanganui 
bar — Curious effects of mist — Native news — Progress of the 
European settlement — Lawless vagabonds — Fears of a war-party, 
or taua — Determination to reconnoitre— :-Pleasant journey with a 
fleet of canoes — Gaiety of the natives — Exaggerated gravity of a 
missionary — Rapids — E Kuru^s political dilemma— Fortified vil- 
lages — Spies — Doubts — Encampment — First view of the war- 
party — Their camp — Speeches — The patriarch Heuheu — Inter- 
view with him — Pukihika pa — The war-party at the settlement 
— Good faith — Native guards 446 
CHAPTER XVIIL 
New Zealand is made a separate colony — The New Zealand Com- 
pany is Chartered — Reconciled with the Government — Lord John 
Russell's Agreement of 1840 — A Bishop of New Zealand is ap- 
pointed — Magistrates are appointed — Abuse of authority by the 
Police — Address of the Magistrates to the Governor — West of 
England colonists — Mr. Halswell — Company's roads — Wreck — 
Plunder by natives — Party of volunteers — Stagnation in the 
Government settlements — "Hobson's coming!" — The Harbour- 
master is discharged — Wish for a Municipal Corporation — Pro- 
gress of Wellington — Cattle-driving — Mr. Bell, the Scotch 
former — He drives the first herd to Wanganui — Sale of town- 
allotments at Auckland ../..... 470 
