Historical Records of New Zealand Vol. II.

[Contents]

(Journals and documents covering a period will be found on page xvi.)

* In the “Records” wrongly designated “Lieutenant.”

* In “Records” wrongly described as Government and General Order.

In “Records” wrongly dated 1815.

* Heading and ending of Order not given on pp. 328 and 329, but will be found on pp. 427 and 428.

* Wrongly dated 1892.

* In the “Records” wrongly given as “H.”

* In the “Records” wrongly given as “Hay.”

Date. Parties. Page.
1770.
23 Oct. Cook to Secretary Stephens 1
No date Crew of “Endeavour” 5
No date Surgeon Perry to Lieutenant Cook 7
1771.
12 July State of “Endeavour” 10
27 July General Evening Post 10
13 Aug. Cook to Secretary Stephens 15
1772.
15 July Cook to Furneaux 15
1773.
28 Mar. Cook to Furneaux 16
4 June Cook to Furneaux 17
17 July Cook to Furneaux 18
1774.
5 April Furneaux to Secretary Stephens 18
1775.
18 Mar. Furneaux to Secretary Stephens 19
22 Mar. Cook to Secretary Stephens 20
1776.
24 May Cook to Mr. Banks 23
6 July Cook's Secret Instructions 24
10 July Cook to Mr. Banks 29
1778.
20 Oct. Cook to Secretary Stephens 29
1779.
15–26 Dec. Mr. Pallas to Mr. Pennant 32
1783.
23 Aug. J. M. Matra's proposal 36
1784.
1 Oct. J. M. Matra to Under-Secretary Nepean 43
12 Oct. James De Lancey to J. M. Matra 44
26 Dec. Lord Howe to Lord Sydney 45
1785.
13 Jan. Attorney-General to Lord Sydney 45
1786.
18 Aug. Lord Sydney to Lords Commissioners of Treasury 49
31 Aug. Lord Sydney to Lords of the Admiralty 56
No date Proposal for settlement of New South Wales 58
No date Phillip's proposals 67
Inset—Hist. Records
1787.
1 Mar. Phillip to Under-Secretary Nepean 71
1788.
24 May Proposed trading settlement at Norfolk Island 72
24 May Captain Bligh to Secretary Stephens 73
28 June Captain Bligh to Secretary Stephens 74
1789.
3 Jan. Captain Hunter to Secretary Stephens 74
13 Oct. Lieutenant Bligh to Sir Joseph Banks 92
15 Oct. Captain Bligh to Secretary Stephens 76
1790.
12 Feb. Governor Phillip to Lord Sydney 104
Mar. M. W. Grenville to Governor Phillip 113
1790.
22 Dec. Instructions for Mr. Menzies 115
1791.
1 Jan. Further instructions for Mr. Menzies 118
10 Jan. King's Description of Norfolk Island 119
11 Feb. Lord Grenville to the Lord of the Admiralty 122
18 April Lieutenant-Governor King to Under-Secretary Nepean 126
5 July Right Hon. H. Dundas to Governor Phillip 127
6 July Right Hon. H. Dundas to Lords of the Admiralty 128
17 July Captain Vancouver to Under-Secretary Nepean 131
9 Aug. Captain Vancouver to Lord Grenville 132
20 Aug. Instructions to Vancouver 133
22 Aug. J. Johnston to J. Berteret 136
24 Oct. Lieutenant-Governor King to Marquis of Buckingham 137
23 Nov. Lieutenant-Governor King to Under-Secretary Nepean 139
1792.
No date Banks' notes re Vancouver 141
26 Sept. Mr. * Menzies to Sir J. Banks 143
4 Oct. Governor Phillip to Right Hon. Henry Dundas 147
4 Oct. Major Grose to Governor Phillip 148
4 Oct. Governor Phillip to Major Grose 148
15 Oct. Captain Vancouver to Governor Phillip 154
29 Dec. Captain Vancouver to Governor Phillip 156
29 Dec. Captain Vancouver to Lieutenant Hanson 158
1793.
19 April Lieutenant-Governor Grose to Right Hon. Henry Dundas 164
21 April Lieutenant-Governor Grose to Right Hon. Henry Dundas 164
[ gap — reason: illegible] Sept. Lieutenant-Governor Grose to Right Hon. Henry Dundas 166
2 Nov. Captain Raven to Lieutenant-Governor King 177
7 Nov. Lieutenant-Governor King to Captain Nepean 175
7 Nov. Lieutenant-Governor King to Captain Raven 176
9 Nov. Lieutenant-Governor King to Under-Secretary Nepean 168
19 Nov. Lieutenant-Governor King to Right Hon. Henry Dundas 169
19 Nov. Lieutenant-Governor King to Under-Secretary Nepean 179
19 Nov. Letter from Norfolk Island 182
19 Nov. W. N. Chapman to Mrs. Chapman 185
1794.
25 Feb. Lieutenant-Governor Grose to Lieutenant-Governor King 187
10 Mar. Lieutenant-Governor King to Right Hon. Henry Dundas 189
19 Mar. Lieutenant-Governor King to Lieutenant-Governor Grose 193
23 June Hunter's instructions 195
1795.
21 Mar. Lieutenant-Governor Paterson to Right Hon. Henry Dundas 195
1 June Captain Bampton to Lieutenant-Governor Paterson 198
10 June Duke of Portland to Governor Hunter 199
1796.
19 Jan. Lieutenant-Governor King to Duke of Portland 203
19 Jan. Captain Bampton to Lieutenant-Governor King 204
19 Jan. Lieutenant-Governor King to Deputy Commissary Clark 205
18 Oct. Lieutenant-Governor King on Norfolk Island 206
1797.
26 Dec. Minute of the Board of Trade 216
1798.
10 Jan. Governor Hunter to Duke of Portland 217
1799.
13 Feb. Lieutenant-Governor King to Sir J. Banks 219
1800.
26 June Lieutenant-Governor King to Major Foveaux 221
18 Dec. India Government Officials to Governor King 221
1801.
2 Oct. Governor King to Marquis Wellesley 223
31 Dec. Governor King's report 224
1802.
30 Jan. George Bass to Captain Waterhouse 225
22 Mar. Ex-Governor Hunter to Under-Secretary King 227
29 Mar. Governor King to Duke of Portland 232
21 May Governor King to whaling captains 234
21 May Whaling captains to Governor King 234
5 June Governor King to Sir J. Banks 236
1803.
5 Jan. George Bass to Captain Waterhouse 240
30 Jan. George Bass to Governor King 242
2 Feb. George Bass to Captain Waterhouse 244
9 May Governor King's notes 244
9 May Governor King to Lord Hobart 246
30 June Shipping return 248
29 Nov. Shipping return 248
31 Dec. Shipping return 249
1804.
29 Aug. Sir J. Banks to Governor King 249
31 Dec. Shipping returns 253
1805.
30 April Governor King to Earl Camden 253
26 May Government and General Order 257
31 Dec. Governor King to Under-Secretary Cooke 258
31 Dec. Shipping returns (two) 260
1806.
2 Jan. King papers 261
4 June Banks on State of New South Wales 271
7 July Banks' observations on Bill 276
12 Aug. Shipping returns (two) 278
1807.
30 June Shipping returns 279
8 Oct. Surgeon Luttrell to Under-Secretary Sullivan 279
–Dec. Ex-Governor King on timbers 286
1808.
1 Oct. Lieutenant-Governor Collins to Under-Secretary Cooke 288
1809.
10 June Governor Bligh to Viscount Castlereagh 289
11 Oct. Certificate of shipping agents re “Boyd” 293
No date Memo concerning New South Wales 289
1810.
6 Jan Massacre of the “Boyd” 293
6 Jan A. Berry to Governor Macquarie 295
12 Mar. Governor Macquarie to Viscount Castlereagh 296
12 Mar. S. R. Chace's evidence re Boyd 298
10 April Whalers to Governor Macquarie 299
15 April William Leith to Lord, Williams, and Thompson 301
30 April Governor Macquarie to Viscount Castlereagh 304
11 Aug. Ex-Governor Bligh to Sir J. Banks 305
1 Sept. Sydney Gazette account of “Boyd” 306
25 Oct. Marsden to Pratt (extract) 421
1811.
31 Dec. Shipping returns (two) 309
19 Mar. J. Bosanquet to W. Fawkner 310
21 Mar. Calcutta Gazette account of Boyd 310
10 April W. Ramsay to Messrs. Enderby 312
4 June Report of Committee of Church Missionary Society 312
1812.
13 Aug. Captain Birnie to Governor Macquarie 314
14 Aug. Statement of Governor Macquarie 315
1813.
25 Mar. Birnie with Williams (agreement) 468
31 Mar. Captain Birnie to Governor Macquarie 315
1 April Notes by Governor Macquarie 316
10 Nov. Deposition of John Besant 421
19 Nov. Deposition of Jacob Williams 426
1 Dec. Proclamation * by Governor Macquarie 316
1 Dec. Summary of above 429
13 Dec. Hampshire Telegraph re Macquarie Island 318
1814.
9 Mar. Rev. Samuel Marsden to Captain Dillon 318
15 Mar. Rev. Samuel Marsden to Church Missionary Society 319
15 Mar. Rev. Samuel Marsden to Church Missionary Society 321
12 May Governor Macquarie to Under-Secretary of State 322
20 Sept. Extract from letter by S. Marsden 402
3 Oct. The New South Wales New Zealand Company to Governor Macquarie 323
9 Nov. Government and General Order * 328, 427
No date S. Lord with R. Williams 470
No date Lord and Blaxcell with Williams 473
12 date Government and General Order 329
18 date S. Marsden to J. Pratt 330
No date New South Wales New Zealand Company with Williams 473
1815.
24 Feb. Church Missionary Society conveyance 400
27 May T. Kendall to S. Marsden 400
17 June G. Blaxcell to Secretary Campbell 401
19 Aug. Government and General Order 402
2 Oct. S. Marsden to Church Missionary Society (extract) 404
23 Oct. T. Kendall to Secretary Campbell 404
26 Oct. S. Marsden to J. Pratt 405
6 Nov. S. Marsden to J. Pratt 424
1816.
No date T. Kendall on massacre of “Boyd” 406
6 Jan. Opinion of Bench of Magistrates 427
9 April Earl Bathurst to Governor Macquarie 407
25 June J. Pratt to Earl Bathurst 407
4 Oct. Captain Hammond to Secretary Campbell 408
1817.
1 April Governor Macquarie to Earl Bathurst 409
1 April Robert Williams to Governor Macquarie 410
2 May S. Marsden to Church Missionary Society 413
15 May Governor Macquarie to Earl Bathurst 415
7 Oct. W. Moreran to Governor Macquarie 416
No date Memorial of Committee of Church Missionary Society 417
No date Deposition of James Elder 422
No date Deposition of James Besant 424
No date Deposition of Abraham Hendricke, &c. 424
1818.
10 June Report on New Zealand flax 432.
13 June Sir Robert Barlow on flax 513
19 June Navy Board to the Admiralty 431
1819.
4 May Report of Committee of Church Missionary Society 433
14 July S. Marsden to J. Pratt 435
24 July S. Marsden and R. Cartwright to J. Pratt 436
28 July S. Marsden to J. Pratt 437
5 Nov. S. Marsden to Settlers, Bay of Islands 438, 445
8 Nov. T. Kendall to Commissioner Bigge 441
No date Memo. among Bigge's papers 448
28 Dec. S. Marsden to Commissioner Bigge 448
No date Rules concerning missions 455
No date R. Williams on flax 457
No date R. Williams with Birnie 466
No date R. Williams to Birnie 469
1820.
12 Jan. S. Marsden to J. Butler 475
14 Jan. S. Marsden to J. Pratt 476
5 Feb. Government and General Order 477
7 Feb. S. Marsden to J. Pratt 477
7 Feb. S. Marsden to J. Pratt 480
11 Feb. Captain Skinner to Commissioner Bigge 511
12 Feb. S. Marsden to J. Pratt 482
11 Mar. J. Nicholson to Commissioner Bigge 483
20 Mar. W. Savage to Earl Bathurst 483
11 April Captain Skinner to Governor Macquarie 484
11 April John Butler to Captain Skinner 524
14 April Deposition of F. Ewer 526
14 April Deposition of T. Lewe 527
14 April Deposition of H. Gordon 528
15 April S. Marsden to Governor Macquarie 484
19 April Captain Skinner to S. Marsden 485
19 April Captain Skinner to Admiralty 521
19 April Captain Skinner to Commissioners of Navy 524
21 April Captain Skinner to Governor Macquarie 485
24 April S. Marsden to J. Pratt 489
26 April Captain Skinner to Governor Macquarie 487
26 April S. Marsden to Commissioner Bigge 493
12 Aug. James Downie (extract from letter) 569
12 Aug. R. Elives to Commissioner Begge 494
2 Sept. Invoice of oil 517
2 Sept. Shares to “Active's” crew 519
12 Sept. Captain Skinner to Commissioner Bigge 495
10 Nov. Advances to “Active's” crew 518
20 Nov. Under-Secretary Goulburn to J. Pratt 498
No date Bigge's papers 498
8 Dec. Joseph Thompson's evidence 499
15 Dec. Captain Skinner to Governor Macquarie 488
21 Dec. Captain Skinner to Governor Macquarie 488
1821.
4 Jan. John Hunter's evidence 503
13 Jan. Charles Hook's evidence 506
18 Jan. R. Sugden to Earl Bathurst 516
2 Feb. Edward Riley's evidence 509
5 Feb. R. Campbell to Commissioner Bigge 517
6 Feb. Petition to Earl Bathurst 519
9 Feb. Captain Beveridge's evidence 509
15 Feb. Navy Office to Admiralty 521
21 Mar. S. Marsden to J. Pratt 520
22 Mar. Admiralty to Colonial Office 521
23 Mar. Mission Secretaries to Earl Bathurst 531
3 April R. Brown to Henry Goulburn 531
25 April Henry Goulburn to R. Sugden 532
1 May Report of Church Missionary Society 532
1 May McCrae's evidence 534
No date Dr. Fairfowl's evidence 550
No date Mr. McDonald's evidence 558
13 July Under-Secretary Goulburn to S. R. Lushington 563
21 July S. Marsden to J. Butterworth 563
22 July S. Marsden to Major Goulburn 562
24 July S. Marsden to J. Pratt 565
11 Aug. S. Marsden to J. Pratt 566
16 Aug. W. Fenwick to Charles Graham 512
19 Sept. S. Marsden to J. Pratt 567
20 Sept. Admiralty to the Colonial Office 569
15 Oct. Report re Flax 510
17 Nov. S. Marsden to J. Pratt 571
20 Dec. James Downie to Earl Bathurst 572
26 Dec. T. Kendall to Earl Bathurst 573
No date “Evangelical Magazine” 573
1822.
7 Jan. J. Butler to Governor Brisbane 575
26 Jan. Reports on New Zealand flax 607
14 Feb. T. Lack to Under-Secretary Wilmot 577
21 Feb. R. Wilmot to T. Lack 577
22 Feb. Navy Board to Under-Secretary Wilmot 577
18 Mar. S. Marsden to Missionary Settlers 578
21 Mar. James Downie to Earl Bathurst 579
28 Mar. T. H. Armstrong to Commissioner Bigge 514
1 April S. Marsden to J. Pratt 579
27 April R. Wilmot to William Jackson 581
30 April Annual meeting Church Missionary Society 581
22 June D. Erskine to Earl Bathurst 581
9 July F. Hunt to Commissioner Bigge 515
15 July B. Carvosso to Secretaries, Wesleyan Missionaries 582
6 Aug. R. Wilmot to Navy Commissioners 583
9 Oct. Taylor and Upton to Earl Bathurst 583
22 Dec. * J. Thomson to Henry Duudas 584
1823.
15 Jan. S. Marsden to J. Pratt 585
15 Jan. S. Marsden to J. Pratt 586
27 Feb. Commissioner Bigge to Earl Bathurst 587
4 June J. Pratt to Earl Bathurst 596
28 June S. Marsden to Governor Brisbane 597
1 July James Busby to Earl Bathurst 597
30 July J. Peake to Lieutenant-Colonel Nicholls 606
16 Sept. Enderby and others to Lieutenant-Colonel Nicholls 608
20 Sept. S. Marsden to J. Pratt 598
8 Nov. Lieutenant-Colonel Nicholls to Earl Bathurst 598
10 Nov. S. Marsden to J. Pratt 610
12 Nov. P. Young to Lieutenant-Colonel Nicholls 609
14 Nov. C. Dempster to Lieutenant-Colonel Nicholls 609
18 Nov. John Moore to Lieutenant-Colonel Nicholls 611
Horton's notes re Lieutenant-Colonel Nicolls 612
20 Nov. Lieutenant-Colonel Nicolls to Under-Secretary Horton 611
2 Dec. Baron De Thierry to Earl Bathurst 614
10 Dec. Under-Secretary Horton to Baron De Thierry 615
1824.
13 Jan. S. Marsden to J. Pratt 616
16 Jan. Baron De Thierry to Earl Bathurst 617
29 Jan. S. Marsden to J. Butterworth 618
31 Jan. N. Turner to Secretaries, Wesleyan Society 619
13 Feb. G. Erskine to R. Watson 622
21 Feb. S. Marsden to J. Pratt 622
2 Mar. Baron De Thierry to Earl Bathurst 623
9 Mar. Baron De Thierry to Earl Bathurst 624
13 Mar. Baron De Thierry to Under-Secretary Horton 624
2 April W. White and N. Turner to Secretaries, Wesleyan Society 625
21 April Baron de Thierry to Earl Bathurst 625
21 April W. M. Praed, lines on New Zealand 626
4 June S. Marsden to J. Pratt 627
5 June Captain Coe to Governor Brisbane 648
19 June J. Busby to Governor Brisbane 649
24 July Under-Secretary Croker to Under-Secretary Horton 629
30 Sept. N. Turner to J. Etchells 629
4 Nov. S. Marsden to J. Pratt 631
5 Nov. D. Tyerman to G. Erskine and S. Leigh 1631
12 Nov Tyerman and Bennett's narrative 640
1825.
29 Mar. Earl Bathurst to E. Littleton 634
30 Mar. E. J. Littleton to Earl Bathurst 634
5 April N. Turner to Secretary, Wesleyan Society 634
18 April R. K. Reynolds to Earl Bathurst 635
6 May Under-Secretary Horton to Secretary Harrison 637
30 May George Harrison to R. W. Horton 638
14 June Navy Commissioners to Under-Secretary Horton 638
18 June R. W. Horton to R. K. * Reynolds 638
21 June R. K. Reynolds to Under-Secretary Horton 639
30 June J. Gladstone to Under-Secretary Horton 639
20 July J. Busby to Governor Brisbane 650
10 Oct. R. K. Reynolds to Under-Secretary Hay 642
10 Oct R. K. Reynolds to Earl Bathurst 643
14 Oct R. W. Hay to Secretary Harrison 644
1826.
9 Jan. J. Busby to Colonel Dumaresq 654
9 Jan. J. Busby to Governor Darling 655
20 Jan. F. Goulburn to A. McLeay 647
2 Feb. S. Marsden to E. Bickersteth 644
8 Feb. R. Darling to A. McLeay 657
13 Feb. Resolution of Board for General Purposes 647, 657
4 Mar. Governor Darling to Earl Bathurst 656
22 Mar. J. C. Littleton to R. Horton 658
24 April Enderby and others to Earl Bathurst 663
25 April S. Marsden to A. McLeay 658
27 June R. Torrens to R. W. Horton 662
4 July R. Torrens to R. W. Horton 661
16 July Colonel Bathurst to Governor Darling 666
22 Oct. Lieutenant-Colonel Cruise to R. W. Hay 667
1827.
10 Feb. N. Turner to Secretaries, Wesleyan Society 667
19 Feb. R. Duke to Lieutenant-Governor Darling 672
24 Feb. H. J. Rous to Colonial Secretary 673
24 Feb. S. Marsden to D. Coates 668
13 Mar. Governor Darling to Earl Bathurst 671
31 May D. Coates to Viscount Goderich 674
6 June The Navy Commissioners to Secretary Hay 674
14 June R. Torrens to Under-Secretary Horton 676
19 June T. B. Martin to Under-Secretary Horton * 678
12 Nov. S. Marsden to E. Bickersteth 679
1828.
–April Anonymous letter 681
2 Sept. J. Croker to Under-Secretary Twiss 683
30 Aug. Navy Board to J. Croker 683
26 Dec. Attorney and Solicitor-Generals to A. McLeay 687
25 July S. Curtis to Lord High Admiral 684
1829.
3 Jan. T. Raine to Sir G. Murray 686
4 Jan. Governor Darling to Sir G. Murray 685
2 Mar. Capture of the “Haweis” 687
14 Oct. S. Marsden to D. Coates 698
1830.
8 Feb. S. Marsden to D. Coates 700
13 Mar. S. Marsden to E. Bickersteth 702
28 April S. Marsden to —— 703
2 Aug. S. Marsden to Governor Darling 705
4 Aug. Statement of S. Leigh 708
4 Aug. S. Marsden to D. Coates 710
7 Aug. S. Marsden to E. Bickersteth 710
14 Aug. New Zealand trade 713
22 Sept. Governor Darling to Sir G. Murray 712
7 Oct. S. Marsden to E. Bickersteth 715
1831.
18 April S. Marsden to D. Coates 715
25 April S. Marsden to E. Bickersteth 717
18 Sept. S. Marsden to D. Coates 718
1834.
13 May S. Marsden to D. Coates 718
25 Sept. S. Marsden to —– 719
1837.
27 Mar. S. Marsden to D. Coates 720
25 May S. Marsden to D. Coates 722
11 Aug. S. Marsden to Mr. Jowett 723
18 Aug. S. Marsden to Mr. Jowett 724
17 Dec. Baron de Thierry to Sydney Gazette 724
1838.
18 Feb. S. Marsden to D. Coates 728
26 April S. Marsden to Church Missionary Society 728
12 Dec. J. Stephen to J. Backhouse 742
31 Dec. J. Backhouse to J. Stephen 744
1839.
30 May Normanby to Attorney-General 739
4 June Campbell and Rolfe to Normanby 749
13 June J. Stephen to A. Y. Spearman 740
22 June G. J. Pennington to J. Stephen 745
24 June W. Hobson to Under-Secretary of State 744
4 July J. Stephen to A. Y. Spearman 744
24 July G. J. Pennington to J. Stephen 747
11 Aug. W. Fox Strangways to H. Labouchere 747
13 Aug. Lord Palmerston to W. Hobson 748
13 Aug. Lord Palmerston to W. Hobson 749
14 Aug. Normanby to W. Hobson 729
15 Aug. Normanby to Governor Gipps 729
15 Aug. Normanby to W. Hobson 753
–Aug. W. Hobson to Under-Secretary of State 750