Chap. XVI. PUBLIC MEETING— PETITION. ^1 
for Taranaki, with sixty persons for the new settle- 
ment, including Dicky Barrett and all his train. He 
had long pined for his ancient residence in that part 
of the country ; and was delighted to carry thither 
with him, as a boon to his native friends, the avant- 
garde of a large European population and market 
for their produce. The vessel was a perfect Noah's 
ark, bearing the germ of a colony ; her decks were 
completely heaped up with furniture, animals, plants, 
and children. 
On the 15th of February, an important meeting 
took place, pursuant to the requisition which I have 
transcribed above, at Barrett's hotel. Mr. George 
Butler Earp was voted into the chair. After his 
address, explanatory of the objects of the meeting. 
Captain Edward Daniell proposed three resolutions, 
as follows : — 
" That Lieutenant-Governor Hobson has systemati- 
" cally neglected his duty to her Majesty's subjects 
" settled at Port Nicholson. 
*' That his Excellency's recent attempt to deprive 
" this settlement of its skilled labour, by inducing me- 
" chanics and artificers to leave it and enter into the 
" employment of Government at Auckland, is calcu- 
" lated to inflict serious injury upon the settlement. 
"That the annexed petition to the Queen be for- 
** warded to England, and presented to her Majesty, 
'• stating the above-mentioned grievances, and praying 
" her Majesty for protection, and the recall of the Lieu- 
*• tenant-Governor." 
The petition alluded to briefly and plainly set forth 
the grievances of the petitioners, and concluded with a 
prayer for the removal of Lieutenant-Governor Hobson, 
and such other relief as to her Majesty might seem fit. 
