IM ADVENTURE IN NEW ZEALAND. Chap. XII. 
CHAPTER XII. 
Company's store-ships — Major Bunbury's expedition in H. M. S. 
Herald — Proclamation of British sovereignty in Stewart's and 
Middle Islands — Rauperaha and Rangihaeata sign the cession 
of sovereignty — Cattle at Cloudy Bay — Public meeting — Colonel 
Wakefield deputed to present address to the Lieutenant-Governor 
— News from England — Plymouth Company of New Zealand — 
Sanguine hopes— Purchase of the Chatham Islands — Selection of 
town-lands — New Zealand Land Bill of New South Wales — In- 
consistencies in government — Mr. Busby — Panic of settlers — A 
trip to the Manawatu river — Level country — Ship-building — 
Morose chief — Ascent of the river by a trader — Its course — 
Return to Port Nicholson — The Chilian project — Return of 
Colonel Wakefield with the answer of the Lieutenant-Governor 
— Deputation to Sir George Gipps — The towns in the North — 
French expedition — Its object frustrated — Second riot at the 
Bay of Islands — Disturbance at Port Nicholson — Proclamation of 
Lieutenant Shortland — His offensive pomposity — His undignified 
conduct — A bullock-driver — Settlers drowned at Pitone — Affec- 
tionate natives — Exploring expedition towards Mount Egmont. 
The barque Brougham had arrived from England 
with a plentiful store of flour and other provisions ; 
the Company having thus taken all necessary precau- 
tions against the possibility of that starvation from 
which the Sydney people had so kindly volunteered 
to save us. She was lying opposite my uncle's house, 
having landed her cargo at the Pitone stores. A 
second store-ship was daily expected, which was to 
bring out a wooden house for the Governor, as well 
as more provisions. 
On the 20th, her Majesty's ship Herald had visited 
Port Nicholson, just after I fell in with her in the 
Strait. Major Bunbury had been instructed to pro- 
