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pealed with surprise against the imputation upon their 
allegiance displayed by Lieutenant Shortland's pro- 
ceedings, it humbly expressed the hope of the settlers 
that his Excellency would decide upon fixing the seat 
of government at a spot so admirably adapted for it as 
Port Nicholson, and among the great body of the 
respectable colonists from England. 
The Brougham was preparing to convey Colonel 
Wakefield on this mission when I arrived, and he 
sailed on the 19th of July. 
The Platina, which had brought Governor Hobson's 
wooden house, and some more provisions and stores for 
the Company, had arrived on the 6th. Colonel Wake- 
field had therefore to obtain the instructions of the 
Lieutenant-Governor as to the destination of his resi- 
dence. It was sanguinely hoped that, in answer to 
the concluding paragraph of the address, his Excel- 
lency would send back word to have it erected here, in 
readiness for his arrival amongst us. 
The Platina brought news of the assemblage of 
some thousands of emigrants in England, in readiness 
to embark as soon as they should hear the first ac- 
counts of the arrival and proceedings of the Tory ; of 
the change of the name of the Company, now styled 
the New Zealand Company ; of the formation of 
another company at Plymouth,* who were to be in 
connexion with the main Company, but to have a 
town and district for their colonists distinct from that 
* Among the Directors of this Company, which afterwards 
merged into the London Company, and became its West of Eng- 
land Branch, were — Lord Devon (Governor) ; Sir Anthony Bul- 
ler ; the Mayor of Plymouth ; Lord Eliot (now Lord St. Ger- 
mains) ; Sir Charles Lemon ; Sir William Molesworth ; Mr. E. 
W. W. Pendarves ; Mr. Edward St. Anbyn ; and Sir Hiissey 
Vivian. 
