File:Stamp of the HMS Britomart & Union Jack at Akaroa, 11 August 1840 (16755311366).jpg
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In May and June 1840, British sovereignty was declared over Aotearoa New Zealand by William Hobson and Thomas Bunbury. Signings of te Tiriti o Waitangi continued however, and so did other plans to colonise the country – such as the French settlement in Akaroa. French and German settlers had left France on 20 March 1840 on the Comte de Paris, preceeded by Captain Charles François Lavaud (www.flickr.com/photos/archivesnz/15776026614). Lavaud’s task was to pave the way for the settlement based on a dubious land purchase made in 1838. He arrived in the Bay of Islands on 10 July 1840, and was dismayed to find the British Flag flying and the HMS Britomart at anchor – symbols of the new British status of Aotearoa New Zealand. William Hobson greeted Lavaud friendly enough, but immediately sent Captain Owen Stanley and the Britomart south to prevent any claims to sovereignty in Akaroa. The Britomart left on 23 July 1840 and reached Akaroa on 10 August, after being battered by storms. Unknown to Stanley, the Comte de Paris was in a neighbouring bay, having arrived from France the previous day. It too had been battered by storms and finally limped into Akaroa on 17 August, where it found the Union Jack had already been raised at Green’s Point. Hobson had instructed Stanley to ‘act in your magisterial capacity’ and exercise civil authority rather than declare sovereignty, so Stanley had raised the Union Jack on 11 August 1840. This stamp was designed for the 1940 Centennial of New Zealand as a British Colony, and interperets the raising of the Union Jack at Akaroa. It was originally produced in colour, but this version comes from a series of Post & Telegraph Department negatives. Archives Reference: AAME 8106 W5603 Box 291 www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=20942581 This record is part of #Waitangi175, celebrating 175 years since the signing of of te Tiriti o Waitangi. You can see other real time tweets on Twitter (www.twitter.com/ArchivesNZ), or explore the Waitangi 175 album here on Flickr. Material from Archives New Zealand Caption information from T. Lindsay Buick, ‘The Treaty of Waitangi’ and Harry Evison, ‘The Long Dispute’ |
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