11 agos 1840 año - First deed with Nanto-Bordelaise Company signed

Descripción:

When they arrived in New Zealand they found the country a British territory, and
private purchases from Maori banned. Hobson successfully pre-empted any attempt
by the French to claim sovereignty over the South Island. Despite the proclamations
of 14 and 30 January, which declared that only title to land derived from the Crown
would be recognised, the French immediately entered into three additional
agreements, designed at overcoming the deficiencies in the 1838 deed and further
securing their claims to land on the peninsula and elsewhere. Maori and French views
of the amount of land involved varied considerably. The first deed, signed on 11
August 1840, purported to convey the whole of Banks Peninsula and much of what is
now North Canterbury to the company, the second deed specified a much greater area
including all lands from the east to west coast of the island between Kaikoura and
Temuka. In contrast, Maori understanding of the agreements were limited to a few
places in Port Cooper, Port Levy, Pigeon Bay and Akaroa.

Source: https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/WT/wt_DOC_68476209/Wai27.pdf