Chap. IV. MISSIONARY HOSTILITY TO OUR PLANS. 103 
civilized teachers. We were sanguine, at least, in our 
hopes that those among the latter who should candidly 
examine our proposed measures, would end by cordially 
co-operating with us in employing the chiefs as most 
apt instruments, while made equals with ourselves, in 
the work of civilization and conversion. 
It must be remembered that the projectors of the 
colony had invited the coalition of the Parent Mis- 
sionary Societies at home in this scheme. It was cal- 
culated to shield their flocks from the consequences of 
the irregular and vicious colonization which had already 
exercised a very deteriorating influence on the worthy 
efforts of the missionaries in the north of the islands, 
and which was daily increasing in extent and danger, 
unrestrained by any law or authority. It was in part 
with a view to the removing numerous scenes of conta- 
mination, such as that which I have described at Te- 
awa-iti, that the plan of a regular and orderly coloniza- 
tion was first put forth by the Association in 1837, and 
persevered in by the Company. 
We remembered, too, Mr. Dandeson Coates's undevi- 
ating course of hostility to both the Association and 
the Company up to the moment of our embarking for 
New Zealand. His evidence before the House of 
Lords' Committee in 1838, and his refusal of the 
request made by one of our party for a copy of the 
grammar and vocabulary of the Maori language pub- 
lished by the Church Missionary Society, remained as 
proofs of Mr. Coates's determination, declared in words 
and published in pamphlets, that " he would thwart us 
by all the ** means in his power." 
The secretary of the Wesley an Missionary Society 
had joined Mr. Coates in this course ; and the Com- 
mittees of both Societies had recorded their opinions in 
condemnation of our proceedings. 
