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distinctly follows out the same views as the string of 
measures described as a '* concocted manoeuvre" by 
Sir George Gipps. It treads closely on the heels of the 
letter of the 13 chiefs, the so-called Declaration of In- 
dependence by 35 chiefs, and the recognition of the 
national flag. It still seems to consider the small 
peninsula north of the isthmus between Auckland and 
Manukau as New Zealand to the world, just as it had 
been New Zealand to the missionaries for 26 years. 
The translation of this famous Treaty, which is given 
officially to the world, is as follows : — 
" Her Majesty, Queen Victoria, of the United King- 
" dom of Great Britain and Ireland, regarding with 
" her royal favour the native chiefs and tribes of New 
" Zealand, and anxious to protect their just rights and 
" property, and to secure to them the enjoyment of 
" peace and good order, has deemed it necessary, in 
" consequence of the great number of her Majesty's 
" subjects who have already settled in New Zealand, 
" and the rapid extension of emigration both from 
" Europe and Australia which is still in progress, to 
" constitute and appoint a functionary properly au- 
" thorized to treat with the aborigines of New Zea- 
" land for the recognition of her Majesty's sovereign 
" authority over the whole or any part of those islands. 
" Her Majesty, therefore, being desirous to establish a 
" settled form of civil government, with a view to 
" avert the evil consequences which must result from 
" the absence of the necessary laws and institutions, 
" alike to the native population and to her subjects, 
" has been graciously pleased to empower and authorize 
*' me, William Hobson, a Captain in her Majesty's 
" Royal Navy, Consul and Lieutenant-Governor of 
" such parts of New Zealand as may be, or hereafter 
" shall be, ceded to her Majesty, to invite the confede- 
