jan 2, 1879 - Smith Nairn Royal Commission finds Crown did not pay Ngai Tahu appropriately
Description:
In 1879, the Smith and Nairn Royal Commission found that the Crown had not paid Ngai Tahu theappropriate cost of the land (Evison 1997). Upon this finding the Crown cut off the funding for the
commission and temporarily forgot Ngai Tahu’s claim. It was not until 1920-22 that the Land
Claims Commission found that the Crown had neglected its promises.
Source: https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/860c/412f3817daa87c955fc7b88223c3d6e076cd.pdf
Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 2, 1879
Now
~ 145 years ago
