- Sir George Grey – Governor General 1861-68.
- Sought “substantive sovereignty.”
- Julius Vogel – Premier 1873- 76.
- Assisted passage, confiscation of land to pay debt and provide settlers with land.
- Possible Māori Reserves
- NZ Government borrowed money to pay for new migrants who wanted land.
- Land was to be confiscated from ‘rebellious’ Māori rather than ‘loyal’ Māori.
- In practise, little distinction was shown.
- Increasing pressure to confiscate land from Maori who had fought (or not) in order to sell farmland to new migrants.
- 1.19 million acres in Taranaki.
- Māori reserves were promised but not delivered.
- By doing this government could pay back debts and prevent financial crisis.
Government Role
- Government bribed Māori to leave confiscated land.
- Te Whiti suggested the bribes meant that confiscation were a sham and by working “occupied” land Māori could reassert their right to it.
- John Bryce, Native Minister was adamant Parihaka must be removed.
- Under Bryce, Māori were to be given 'the greatest facilities for…placing their land before the public for sale'
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