British Parliamentary Papers–Colonies New Zealand Irish University Press (1968)

These papers which are of very first importance to historians set out in Vol. II p. 643 the Appendix to the Twelfth Report of the Directors of the New Zealand Company the deed of purchase by Colonel William Wakefield from the Maoris of all land in the southern part of the North Island and the northern part of the South Island for the New Zealand Company on 25th October 1839.

One of the earliest descriptions of Nelson was written by that versatile draughtsman, artist, soldier and politician