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… Society against their acceptance of the allegation by Sir George Grey that the missionaries' land claims had provided Heke … to convince the Church Missionary Society authorities that Grey had misrepresented the situation. Williams returned to …
… and the right of the Crown in its soil. In July 1846 Earl Grey (the former Lord Howick) became Colonial Secretary. … which clearly disappointed Wakefield, though according to Grey it was “very amicable”. On 18 August Wakefield, … A month later he proceeded to Wellington and offered Sir George Grey his help in bringing the constitution into …
… was impossible. Following South Australian precedent, Sir George Grey set up an appellate Court comprising the Governor and …
… of the Maoris and the folly of British tactics. Governor Grey, who arrived opportunely in November 1845, quickly … did something to restore lost British prestige, and Grey made a generous and lasting peace with the northern … settlers would be imperilled. Thus matters stood when Sir George Grey returned to New Zealand in September 1861. 3. …
… was presented to the office of lecturer in divinity at St. George's Chapel, Windsor, by the Dean and Chapter of St. George's, a rare distinction for one so young. Whilst a boy … and the land on which the old church stood was given to Sir George Grey in exchange for a piece of land in Mulgrave …
… with a collection of 6,000 volumes. Two years later, Sir George Grey advised the Council that he intended to donate his … and in 1887 a new building was opened in which the Grey collection of early printed books, general literature, …
… years, though these were somewhat alleviated after Sir George Grey assumed his first period of office as Governor in 1845. Grey was able to win the confidence of many Maoris, and to …
… Barnard Rhodes (1807–78), Robert Heaton Rhodes (1815–84), George Rhodes (1816–64), and Joseph Rhodes (1826–1905). … Zealand Biography on this site. A new biography of Rhodes, George appears in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography on … this virgin country in 1849, applied to the Governor, Sir George Grey, for a pasturage licence for an immense block …
… around Ahaura, Totara Flat, and Mawheraiti, on the Upper Grey, before returning to Nelson via the Grey's mouth. When gold was discovered at Collingwood, … the election, however, he filed a petition to unseat Sir George Grey, who had been returned by two constituencies. As …
… which position he held until 1858. On 23 June 1853 Sir George Grey appointed Richmond to the Legislative Council …