4-5 May 1840Sheet 8 — The Cook Strait (Henry Williams) Sheet
While travelling through Queen Charlotte Sound at the top of the South Island, missionary Henry Williams gained 14 signatures for the Cook Strait (Henry Williams) copy of the Treaty of Waitangi on 4 May 1840, and 13 more next day. George Thomas Clayton, the captain of the Ariel – the schooner on which Williams was travelling – also witnessed these signatures.
According to Williams, the treaty was explained before being signed and there were no objections. Tribes which had migrated to the South Island only recently found the protection of rights against other claimants offered by the treaty appealing.
Each signatory made a unique mark next to his name.
Signatories
Signature Number | Signed as | Probable Name | Tribe | Hapū |
---|---|---|---|---|
61 | Karaka | Ngākaraka | ||
60 | Maru | Maru | Te Āti Awa? | |
59 | Te Uapiki | Hoani Ropiha Te Uapiki | Te Āti Awa | |
58 | Pikau | Tāmati Pīkauterangi | Ngāti Mutunga, Ngāti Toa | Ngāti Kurī, Ngāti Maunu |
57 | Anara | Ānaru | ||
56 | Nga Taraheke | Ngātaraheke | ||
55 | Potiki | Wiremu Pōtiki? Pūtiki? | ||
54 | Nga Kirikiri | Ngākirikiri | ||
53 | Te Rangowaka | Pirika Te Rangowaka | ||
52 | Punga | Wiremu Te Punga | Te Āti Awa | Ngāti Rāhiri |
51 | Iwikau | Pītama Te Iwikau | Te Āti Awa | |
50 | Taukina | Pāora Taukina | Te Āti Awa | Ngāti Rahiri |
49 | Huriwenua | Huriwhenua | Te Āti Awa | Ngāti Rāhiri |
48 | Tapotuku | Tapotuku | ||
47 | Kaparangi | Kaparangi | Te Āti Awa | Ngāti Rāhiri |
46 | Inana | Pāora Kīngi Hīnana | Ngāti Rārua? | |
45 | Hone | Hōne Pumipi Te Rau | Te Āti Awa | Ngāti Te Whiti, Manukorihi |
44 | Ngaoranga | Ngāoranga | Te Āti Awa, Ngāti Toa | |
43 | Te Tirarau | Te Tirarau | Ngāti Mutunga, Te Āti Awa, Ngāti Tama | Ngāti Hinetuhi |
42 | Tuterapouri | Tū-te-rangi-pōuri | Taranaki | Ngāti Ruanui? |
41 | Te Orakaka | Te Orakaka | ||
40 | Tikaukau | Tīkaukau | Ngāti Tama? | |
39 | Tiaho | Te Teira Tīaho | Te Āti Awa | |
38 | Te Tupe | Eruini Te Tupe-o-Tū | Te Āti Awa | Ngāti Rāhiri |
37 | Watino | Rāwiri Whātino | Te Āti Awa | Ngāti Mahanga, Ngāti Pōtaka |
36 | Rewa | Tāmati Wairuakīngi Ngārewa | Te Āti Awa | Ngāti Hinetuhi |
35 | Toheroa | Te Manutoheroa | Te Āti Awa | Ngāti Kōmako ki Puketapu, Ngāti Hinerauhuia |
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