Ngāi Tahu owned most of the South Island in 1840 but had lost control of their lands by the 1860s. Many of the promised reserves were not provided when the land was surveyed. This severely impacted their ability to trade with the new settlers.
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Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
Source: Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1865, G-3
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