The War in New Zealand: Part I

Abstract

THE CHAIRMAN: I havc great pleasure in introducing Captain Pasley of the Royal Engineers, who is about to read a paper upon the War in h'ew Zealand. Captain P d e y served in Ncw Zedand during the war, and was wounded in one of the actions. CAPTAIN PASLEI-: Mr, Chairman, Ladies, and Gentlemen,-In ordcr to niakc the rcmarks which I have to offer upon the w r which has recently takcn place in New Zealand intelligible to those aniongst you who are not well acquainted with that colony, it will bc necessary to give in as few words as possible a sketch of the previous history of tkc country.