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