1 sett 1839 anni - Tuhawaiki receives cutter Mary Ann from Hempleman

Descrizione:

Tuhawaiki sought compensation from George Hempelman for saving the young boy’s life, and received the much prized Mary Ann as recompense. It is thought that this incident may have been a ploy by Tuhawaiki to obtain a new cutter. He was very involved in trading and other activities around the South Island ranging as far as Sydney, so possession of a new boat would have been a boon for his commercial interests.

Hempelman himself would use this incident to substantiate his ‘purchase’ of the land from Tuhawaiki, with the cutter being part of his payment for the land purchase. Tuhawaiki, like many other chiefs, was involved in selling large tracts of land during this period, with the ‘sale’ of Peraki Bay being just one of them.

Source: https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/ti-kouka-whenua/piraki-bay/