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Hobson suffered a stroke on 1 March when at the Waitemata harbour and returned to the Bay of Islands where he made a gradual recovery. Responsibility for furthering treaty business was taken up by Willoughby Shortland. Copies of the treaty were made and were dispatched from the Bay of Islands. There is no record of the number copies made.
On 13 March Shortland sent this copy, under his own signature, to Captain W. C. Symonds to obtain signatures in the Manukau harbour area and in districts south of it on the west coast. Symonds was an unattached British army officer; he was working in the area on behalf of a proposed Scottish land company settlement. With James Hamlin, a CMS catechist on the southern shores of the Manukau, he assembled a number of chiefs (probably at Awhitu), but failed to get their agreement.
On 20 March a second meeting was held. Many Waikato chiefs were present, including the great chief Te Wherowhero. None would sign; but three Ngati Whatua chiefs did. Symonds then sent the treaty copy to the Wesleyan missionary John Whiteley at Kawhia who, with his assistant James Wallis, obtained further signatories; the last name was added on 3 September 1840.
Each name has the prefix 'Ko', which is not part of the name, and has 'his mark' following the moko or mark.
| � | Signed as | Probable name | Tribe | Hapu |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Signed on 20 March 1840, at Manukau harbour, witnessed by W. C. Symonds and James Hamlin | ||||
| 1 . | Te Kawau | [Apihai] Te Kawau | Ngati Whatua | Te Taou, Nga Oho |
| 2 | Te Tinana | [lhikiera?] Te Tinana | Ngati Whatua | Te Taou |
| 3 | Te Reweti | Te Reweti [Tamaki] | Ngati Whatua | Te Taou |
| Signed on 28 April 1840, at Kawhia, witnessed by James Wallis | ||||
| 4 | Rawiri | Rawiri | Nga Puhi? | � |
| Signed on 21 May 1840 [ at Kawhia?], witnessed by John Whiteley | ||||
| 5 | Te Kanawa | Te Kanawa | Waikato | Ngati Mahuta |
| 6 | �Tariki | Tariki | Waikato? Ngati Maniapoto? | from Patupatu pa |
| 7 | Haupokia | Haupokia [Te Pakaru] | Ngati Maniapoto? | � |
| Signed on 25 May 1840, witnessed by John Whiteley | ||||
| 8 | �Te Waru | [Hori] Te Waru [Haunui] | Waikato | Ngati Te Apakura |
| � | � | � | � | � |
| Signed on 15 June 1840, witnessed by John Whiteley | ||||
| 9 | Taunui | Taonui | Waikato? Ngati Maniapoto? | from Patupatu pa |
| 10 | Hone Waitere, Te Aotearoa | Hone Waitere | Ngati Maniapoto? | from Aotea? |
| 11 | � Te Matenga, TeWahapu | Te Matenga | from Te Wahapu? | from Te Wahapu� |
| Signed on 27 August 1840, at Kawhia | ||||
| 12 | �Ngamotu | �[Wiremu Hopihana?] Ngamotu | Ngati Maniapoto? | � |
| Signed on 3 September 1840 [ at Kawhia?] | ||||
| 13 | Warekaua | Wharekaua/Wharekawa? | Waikato? | from Whakatiwai? |
Image of original signatures (click for enlargement)
These biographies can be found at www.dnzb.govt.nz - the figure in [ ] indicates signature number
[1] Te Kawau, Apihai (? - 1869)
Ngati Whatua leader
Whiteley, John (1806 - 1869)
Missionary
Treaty of Waitangi Signatories | Location Map of Treaty Signings | Maori Tribal Location Map | Introduction to the Treaty
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