Life of Sir George Grey: Governor, High commissioner, and Premier. An Historical Biography.

Index

Index.

  • Addeeley, Sir C. ( Lord Norton). Drafts N.Z. Constitution, 80; attacks Grey, 95; on condominium, 145.
  • Amalgamation of Maori and white races, believed in by Grey and others, 59.
  • Angas, G. F. A founder of South Australia, 24; introduces German immigrants, 25.
  • Arnold, T. On the right of occupancy, 55; cited by Earl Grey, 55.
  • Ballance, J. Appointed Treasurer in Grey Ministry, 187; resigns or expelled, 188.
  • Bell, Sir F. D., Colonial Minister. Finds incriminating map, 142; Maori policy, 142.
  • Blacks, West Australian. Employed by Grey as labourers, 13- 4; grammar and dictionary of language compiled by Grey, 14- 5.

    ——South Australian. Brought under colonial jurisdiction by Grey, 25; employment found for by Grey, 26; educated by Grey, 26; conciliated, 26.

  • Bleek, W. H. Compiles bibliography of Grey Library, 135.
  • Bowen, Sir G. Succeeds Grey in N.Z., 161.
  • Brown, Prof. J. Macmillan. Adversely criticizes Polynesian Mythwlogy, 68- 9.
  • Buckingham, Duke of. Recalls Grey from N.Z., 159; refuses enquiry, 158.
  • Cameron, Gen. Sir D. Refuses to attack Weraroa, 148- 9; breach with Grey, 150.
  • Canterbury Association. Grey's relations with, 74.
  • Cardwell, E., Secretary of Colonies and latterly of War. Supports Grey's resistance to project of N.Z. constitution, 58; supports Grey's resistance to confiscation of Maori territory, 154- 5; communicates accusations, 157; resents Grey's betrayal, 157.
  • Carleton, H. Vindicates H. Williams, 48; author of Page, etc., 65.
  • Carlyle, T. Attracted by Grey, 172; supports Grey at Newark, 172- 3; intercourse with Grey, 177; conflicting estimates of, 178.
  • Carnarvon, Earl of. Recalls Grey, 126; attacks Grey, 158; refuses inquiry, 158.
  • Church, Anglican, constitution of. Drafted by Grey, 87- 8; its real authorship, 88- 9.
  • Clarke, —, Catechist and Protector of Aborigines. Condemned, 49.
  • Coghlan, Commodore. Defends Grey's account of W. Australia, 12.
  • Colonial Office, Grey's relations with. Favourable, 17, 18, 27; coolly received, 94; in N.Z., friendly, 153; hostile, 157- 9; spurned, 167- 8.
  • Constitution of N.Z. Authorship of, 79- 81; provisions, 81- 3.
  • Darwin, C. Grey's intercourse with, 176- 7.
  • Derby, Earl of (Lord Stanley). Eulogizes Grey's administration of S. Australia, 27: appoints him Governor of New Zealand, 31.
  • Disraeli, B. On N.Z. constitution, 58.
  • Domett, A. Premier under Grey, 142; Maori policy, 142.
  • Drummond, J. Life and Work of R. J. Seddon, x.
  • Elgin, Earl of, and Ohina contingent, 120-1.
  • Eyre, E. J. Stationed on borders of S. Australia, 26; Lieutenant-Governor in N.Z., 29.
  • Federation of South Sea Islands schemed by Grey, 122. federation of S. Africa designed by him, 122- 4; his ideal, 123; his action, 123- 4: arrested by Imperial Government, 125.
  • Fairburn, —. Landed missionary, 48.
  • Fitzgerald, J. E. Edits pre-constitutional N.Z. Hansard, 65; accuses Grey of authorship of Maori War, 143.
  • Fitzroy, Admiral. Precedes Grey in N.Z., 31.
  • Fox, Sir W. Attacks Grey, 76; indicts Grey, 77; aids in drafting N.Z. constitution, 80; as Premier gives friendly reception to Grey, 139; accompanies Grey in interior, 141; accuses Grey of authorship of war, 144- 5.
  • Gawler, Col. Second Governor of S. Australia, 21.
  • German Legion in S. Africa, 107- 17; Grey introduces, 107; squabbles over with War Office, 107- 10; re-enlisted for India, 116- 7.
  • Gladstone, W. E. On N.Z. constitution, 58, 81; introduces Selwyn to Grey, 86; jockeys Grey out of Newark, 173; hostile to Grey's Home Rule, 175; receives cablegram from Grey supporting Home Rule, 175.
  • Godley, J. R. Attacks Grey, 76; Grey's divine revenge, 76.
  • Gregory, Asst. Surveyor-General. Vindicates Grey's explorations in W. Australia, 11.
  • Grey, Col. Father of Sir George, 4.
  • Grey, Earl (Lord Howick). Opposes Grey's appointment as Governor of N.Z., 30-1; transmits political constitution for N.Z., 51; on Native right of occupancy, 53; suspends constitution, 51- 3; eulogizes Grey, 58.
  • Grey, Sir George. Birth, 2; coevals, 2; ancestry, 2; name, its orthography vindicated, 3- 4; education, 5; flight from school, 5; classical and mathematical attainments, 5- 6; German culture, 6; military career, 6.
  • Appointed to explore South-Western Australia, 7; first journey, 8; second journey, 9- 10; discoveries, 10-1; explorations reviewed and condemned by Stokes, 11, but vindicated by Gregory and others, 11- 2.
  • Appointed Resident in S.W. Australia, 13; government and employment of blacks, 14.
  • Compiles vocabulary and constructs grammar of language, 14- 5.
  • Describes blacks, 16; states marriage laws and originates department of Sociology, 16- 7.
  • Appointed Governor of South Australia, 18; a military Governor, 20-1; makes retrenchments, 21- 3; recasts system of taxation, 23; redistributes population, 23- 4; his success eulogized in British Parliament, 24; meets with Imperial approval, 27; solves black problem, 25- 6; brings blacks under jurisdiction of courts, 25; finds employment for blacks and educates them, 26; his unsuecess, 26.
  • Sends natural history collections to England, 27- 9; answers inquiries, 29; aids explorers, 29.
  • Appointed Governor of New Zealand, 30; had aided N.Z. from S. Australia, 32; arrives in N.Z., 32; restores financial equilibrium, 32; reduces
  • Ruapekapeka, 33- 5; seizes Rauparaha, 35- 8; suppresses trouble in Wellington district, 37; ends war in Wanganui, 40-1; criminal blunder there, 41.
  • His relations with missionaries, 42; hints treasonable charges against Henry Williams, 43; takes action against landed missionaries, 44; his triumph, 49- 50.
  • Receives from Earl Grey political constitution, 51; resolves to suspend it, 52; aided by Selwyn and Martin, 51- 7; constitution withdrawn, 58; Grey knighted, 58.
  • His high ideal of the Maoris, 59; designs amalgamation with whites, 59- 60; organizes the race, 61- 2; sets up courts, hospitals, schools, 61- 3; fosters agricultural and public works, 62- 3; his strong Maori sympathies, 64.
  • Collects and translates Maori mythology, 65- 8; publishes Journal, 67; publishes Polynesian Mythology, 67; characterized, 68- 9; translated, 69; influence, 69.
  • Relations with New Zealand Land Company, 70- 4; with Canterbury Association, 74; with Otago Association, 75.
  • His absolutism, 77; resists agitation for self-government, 77- 8; passes ordinance establishing Provincial councils, 78- 9; drafts political constitution, 81- 2; authorship disputed, 79- 82; constitution mutilated in London, 82- 3; devises system of rural administration and land settlement, 84; plan thwarted, 85; drafts Anglican church constitution, 86; authorship disputed, 88; plan developed, 89.
  • Leaves New Zealand, 90; regrets of colonists, 91; Maori laments, 92- 3; ill-received at Colonial Office, 94; enthusiastically received at Oxford, 95.
  • Appointed High Commissioner in South Africa, 96; administration of British Kafraria, 97- 100; new schemes, 97- 8: segregates Kafirs, 98; sets up schools, hospitals, public works, 99- 100; suppresses a Kafir rising, 100- 3; Kafir subsidy reduced, 103- 4; continues schemes at own cost, 104; questionable results, 105.
  • Receives German Legion, 106- 7; squabbles over it with War Office and Colonial Office, 108- 10.
  • Defeats Shepstone's scheme of a Zulu province, 111- 4.
  • Sends troops to India to suppress Mutiny, 115; with this view conciliates Native chiefs, 116; levies German Legion and dispatches it to Bombay, 116- 7; advises use of Maoris, 117; imagines he diverts to Calcutta China contingent, 117- 8; hallucination discussed, 117- 21.
  • Schemes South African confederation, 122- 3; takes action, 123- 4; recall, 125- 7; his reinstatement, 127, 129; at Cambridge, 128, 169.
  • Second term in South Africa, 129; entertains Prince Alfred, 130-1; founds great library at Cape, 132; unfortunately allocated, 133; its treasures, 134- 5; its bibliography, 135; its fame, 135- 6.
  • Second term in New Zealand, 137; fails to avert war, 138; directs seizure of Tataraimaka, 142; new scheme of organizing Maoris, 139- 41; scheme fails; 141- 2; reputed author of war, 143- 5; condominium (separate administration of Maoris) abandoned, 145- 6; takes Weraroa, 147- 50; breach with General Cameron, 150; hostile relations with Ministers, 151- 5; friendly relations, 155; intervenes on behalf of Te Oriori, 152- 3; friendly relations with Colonial Office, 153; hostile relations, 157- 9; opposes extensive confiscation of Maori territory, 155; yields, 155- 6; defies Colonial Office, 158- 9; virtual recall, 159- 60; departure from N.Z., 161- 2.
  • Consulted by Imperial Government on N.Z., 165; its critical state, 164- 5; dictatorship proposed, 165; condemned by Grey, 165.
  • Refused further employment by Colonial Office, 167; later, applies to be sent to S. Africa, 167; resorts to platform, 168; as an orator, 169- 70; advocates scheme of emigration, 170- 72; attracts Carlyle, 172- 3; candidate for Newark, 172- 3; supported by Carlyle and E. Jenkins, 172- 3; retires, 173; devises Home Rule scheme, 174; disowned by Liberal leaders, 175; literary and scientific associates, 176- 8; leaves England, 176.
  • Returns to N.Z. and retires to Kawau, 179; life there, 179- 81; enters House of Representatives, 182; opposes abolition of Provinces, 183, 185- 6; proposes dichotomy, 184; appointed Premier, 186; his advanced policy, 187; asks for dissolution, refused, his resentment against Lord Normanby, 188; break-up of Ministry, 188; appointed Treasurer, 188- 9; stumps Colony, 189; defeated in House, 189; resigns, 189; deposed from leadership, 190; his policy bills passed, 190-1; land scheme, 191; offered High Commissionership in King country, 192; refuses, 193; tries to form Ministry, 193; incessant attacks on Ministry, 193- 4; Premier attacks Grey, 194; effect on Grey, 194; Grey's revenge, 194, 195- 6; stumps Colony, 194; urges Seddon to accept Premiership, 196; re-elected to House, 206.
  • His Radicalism, 196- 9; his rebellion, 199- 202; his mutiny, 202- 3.
  • Revisits Australia, 204; takes part in Federal Conference, 204- 5; tours Australia, 205- 6; returns to England, 207; welcomed and feted, 207- 8; death, 209; buried in St. Paul's, 209; his peers in death, 210.
  • His physique, 211; evolution of physiognomy, 212- 3; health, 213; intellect, 214; an inductive reasoner, 214- 5; architectonic, 215; his imagination, 216- 7; his culture, 217; character, 1, 2, 218; sympathetic, 219; tactful, 219- 20; inscrutable, xi; unclubbable, 220; humour, 220-1; passions, 221; religion, 221- 4; an overman, 224- 5; a maker of Australasia, 225- 7.
  • Grey, Lady, wife of Sir George, 13; separated from, 209; reconciled to, 208.
  • Geey, Major, brother of Sir George, resident of Greymouth, N.Z.
  • Grey, Mrs., mother of Sir George, 4.
  • Gbey of Groby, Lord, reputed ancestor of Sir George, 4.
  • Heke, Hone-Arrives at Ruapekapeka, 33; bequeaths land to Grey, 35.
  • Henderson, Prof. George. Life and Times of Grey, viii, ix.
  • Home, Sir Everard. In command at Ruapekapeka, 23- 4; bequeathed books to Grey, 35.
  • Huxley, T. H., Grey's relations with, 117.
  • Indian Mutiny. Grey sends aid against, 115- 21; levies troops, 116- 7; imagines he diverts China Contingent, 117- 20.
  • Kafraria, British, Grey's administration of, 97- 100; administration of justice, 97- 8; Native reserves, 98; schools, industrial and high, 98- 9; hospitals built, 99- 100; doubtfully successful, 100; public works, 100; cost of system, 104; Imperial subsidy reduced, 104; Grey's behaviour, 104; results, 105.
  • Kawau, Grey's island home. Retires thither, 179; an earthly paradise, 179- 80; his Sabbatic period, 180-1; sells, in 1886-7; and thenceforth resides in Auckland.
  • Kawiti. Commands natives at Ruapekapeka, 33- 5.
  • Kooti, Te. Banished to Chatham Islands, 163; escapes, 164; lands at Gisborne and massacres, 164; excites panic, 164; proposed suspension of constitution, advocated by colonists, 164- 5; dictatorship planned by Colonial Office, 365; deprecated by Grey, 165.
  • Land policy of Grey, 83- 5, 191.
  • Lang, Dr. J. D. Indicts Anglican missionaries in N.Z., 47.
  • Lecky, W. E. H. Grey's intercourse with, 177.
  • Lubbock, Sir J. Applies to Grey for information, 29. Lyell, Sir C. Has scientific communication with Grey, 29. Lyttelton, Lord. Attacks Grey, 96.
  • Lytton, Sir E. Bulwer. Instructs Grey to devise S. African federation, 122; recalls and condemns Grey, 126.
  • Maning, F. E. Account of taking of Ruapekapeka, 33.
  • Mill, J. S. Grey's intercourse with, 177.
  • Maori mythology, collected and translated by Grey, 66- 9.
  • ——war in Auckland, 32- 5; in Wellington, 35- 40; in Wanganui, 41- 2; in
  • Waikato, 143- 56; its origin, 137- 9; Grey fails to avert it, 138; surrender of Waitara, 142; seizure of Tataraimaka, 142; authorship of war, 143- 5; defence of Orakau, 146- 7; taking of Weraroa, 147- 50; fizzles out, 156; struggle over confiscation of territory, 153- 6; guerilla war, 162.
  • Maoris. Amalgamation with colonists advocated by Grey, 59- 61; organized by Grey, 61- 2; chiefs pensioned, 61; land policy, 61; Native police, 61; courts created, 61- 2; hospitals set up, 62; education, literary and industrial, 62; employed on public works, 62- 3; agriculture, 63; Grey's sympathy with, 64; new scheme of government devised by Grey, 138- 41; proves abortive, 141; condominium established and abolished, 145- 6.
  • Martin, Sir W., Chief Justice. Supports Grey in resisting proposed political constitution, 56- 7; publishes pamphlet condemning confiscation proposals, 154.
  • Maunsell, Archdeacon. Supports Grey against Colonial Office.
  • Missionaries in N.Z. Their ideal, 42; a theocracy, 45; land purchases, 46- 9; several dismissed, 49- 50; their influence, 42; eulogized by Grey, 43.
  • Newcastle, Duke of. Ref uses to meet Grey, 94; defends him, 95; appoints him to S. Africa, 96: on confiscation, 154.
  • New Zealand Company. Its aims, 70; procedure, 71; pinioned by
  • Governor Hobson, 71; land purchases, 71- 2; embarrassments, 73; demise, 73; Grey's relations with, conflict, 39, 70, 73.
  • Normanby, Marquis of. Grey's relations with, 188.
  • Occupancy, Native right of, 53- 5; in England and India, 54- 5; disputed by Earl Grey, 55; advocated by Chief Justice Martin, 56- 7.
  • Orakau, defence of, 146- 7.
  • Oriori, Te, Grey intervenes on behalf of, 152- 3. Otago Association, Grey's relations with, 75. Overlanders. First described by Grey, 16- 7, 25. Owen, Sir R. Receives natural-history collections from Grey, 29.
  • Pakington, Sir J. Attacks Grey, 94- 5. Peel, Sir F. Defends Grey, 95.
  • Rangihaeata. His hostility to N.Z. colonists, 37; maintains guerilla war, 37, 40; submits, 40.
  • Rauparaha, Te. Physiognomy, 35; character and history, 35; hostility after Wairau massacre, 35- 6; capture of by Grey, 37- 8; ethics of capture, 38- 9; effect of, 39- 40; his forgiveness, 39- 40.
  • Rees, W. L. Life of Sir George Grey, vii.-viii.
  • Ruapekapeka. Taking of, 33- 4.
  • Rusden, G. W. His History of New Zealand characterized. Russell, Lord J. Proposes Grey as Governor of S. Australia, 20; eulogizes him, 24.
  • Selwyn, Bishop G. A. Introduced to Grey by Gladstone, 86; co-operates with Grey against new constitution, 51, 55- 7; encourages Grey, 87.
  • Shepstone, Sir T. Proposes creation of Zulu province, 111- 2; thwarted by Grey, 114.
  • Stafford Sir E. Attacks Grey, 76; claims Radical constitution, 79.
  • Stephen, Sir J. Permanent Under-Secretary for Colonies. His character as an official, 19; influence in appointing Grey to S. Australia, 19- 20; to N.Z. 30.
  • Stokes, Commander. Condemns Grey's representation of W. Australia, 11.
  • Stout, Sir R. Appointed to Grey Ministry, 187; resigns, 188; attacks Grey 194; Grey's revenge, 194- 6.
  • Tawhiao, Maori "King." Confidence in Grey, 39; visits Grey, 39. Taylor, Sir H., Clerk in Colonial Office. His character and influence. 18- 9. Taylor, Rev. R. H. His land purchases, 47.
  • Thomas, Sir G. Step-brother to Sir George, 5, 30.
  • Waka Nene, aids British 41.
  • Wakefield, E. G. and N.Z. Company, 70; instructs his brother about missionaries, 42; enters N.Z. Legislature, 183.
  • Wanganui, war at, 40-1.
  • Wareaitu, judically murdered, 42.
  • Weld, Sir F. Attacks Grey, 76; Premier, 155- 6; Grey yields to him, 155- 6.
  • Wellington district, war in, 37- 40.
  • Weraroa, Grey takes, 147- 50.
  • Whero Whero, Te. Aids British, 40.
  • Williams, Archdeacon H. His treasonable letters, 43; land purchases 46- 9 dismissed 45- 6.
  • Zulu province, proposed by Shepstone, 11- 2; defeated by Grey, 112- 4.

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