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1865
Native Land Court
established
1894
Kiingi Mahuta
installed as the
third Maaori King
1928
Sim Royal
Commission to
review the Raupatu
issue. Commission
found Raupatu to
be “immoral, illegal
and excessive”
1936
Prime Minister
Savage promises
settlement of
5,000 pounds
per year
1867
Maaori
Representation
Bill created three
Maaori seats in the
North Island and
one in the South
1912
Kiingi Te Rata
succeeds his father
to become the
fourth Maaori King
1914
Te Rata leads
deputation to
England to petition
Crown on the
Raupatu claim,
received same
advice
1933
Kiingi Koroki
anointed as fifth
Maaori King
1930
Rangatahi group
established by
Tumate Mahuta
and Pei Te Hurinui
Jones to negotiate
with Government
on Raupatu
1903
Mahuta accepts
a seat on the NZ
Legislative Council
to seek redress for
Raupatu.
1916
Government
attempts military
conscription in
Waikato during
World War I
1884
Taawhiao leads
deputation to England
to petition Crown on the
Raupatu claim. Advised
to petition New Zealand
Parliament
continued
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