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 |
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51 | Iwikau | Pītama Te Iwikau | Te Āti Awa | |
53 | Te Rangowaka | Pirika Te Rangowaka | ||
54 | Nga Kirikiri | Ngākirikiri | ||
55 | Potiki | Wiremu Pōtiki? Pūtiki? | ||
39 | Tiaho | Te Teira Tīaho | Te Āti Awa | |
56 | Nga Taraheke | Ngātaraheke | ||
40 | Tikaukau | Tīkaukau | Ngāti Tama? | |
57 | Anara | Ānaru | ||
41 | Te Orakaka | Te Orakaka | ||
59 | Te Uapiki | Hoani Ropiha Te Uapiki | Te Āti Awa | |
60 | Maru | Maru | Te Āti Awa? | |
44 | Ngaoranga | Ngāoranga | Te Āti Awa, Ngāti Toa | |
61 | Karaka | Ngākaraka | ||
46 | Inana | Pāora Kīngi Hīnana | Ngāti Rārua? | |
48 | Tapotuku | Tapotuku | ||
36 | Rewa | Tāmati Wairuakīngi Ngārewa | Te Āti Awa | Ngāti Hinetuhi |
43 | Te Tirarau | Te Tirarau | Ngāti Mutunga, Te Āti Awa, Ngāti Tama | Ngāti Hinetuhi |
35 | Toheroa | Te Manutoheroa | Te Āti Awa | Ngāti Kōmako ki Puketapu, Ngāti Hinerauhuia |
58 | Pikau | Tāmati Pīkauterangi | Ngāti Mutunga, Ngāti Toa | Ngāti Kurī, Ngāti Maunu |
37 | Watino | Rāwiri Whātino | Te Āti Awa | Ngāti Mahanga, Ngāti Pōtaka |
50 | Taukina | Pāora Taukina | Te Āti Awa | Ngāti Rahiri |
52 | Punga | Wiremu Te Punga | Te Āti Awa | Ngāti Rāhiri |
38 | Te Tupe | Eruini Te Tupe-o-Tū | Te Āti Awa | Ngāti Rāhiri |
47 | Kaparangi | Kaparangi | Te Āti Awa | Ngāti Rāhiri |
49 | Huriwenua | Huriwhenua | Te Āti Awa | Ngāti Rāhiri |
42 | Tuterapouri | Tū-te-rangi-pōuri | Taranaki | Ngāti Ruanui? |
45 | Hone | Hōne Pumipi Te Rau | Te Āti Awa | Ngāti Te Whiti, Manukorihi |
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