TIPA-HE OF NEW ZEALAND. his civilities King directed the commandant at Norfolk Island to send him some breeding stock. Tip-a-he, anxious to see the author of the gifts, sailed to Sydney in H.M.S. Buffalo y which called at New Zealand. Maurice Margarot was on board as a prisoner at Hobart Town, while Tip-a-he was received as a guest. Colonel Collins sent presents to Tip-a-he. King wrote to Lord Camden (15th March 1806) :
- As he had always been spoken of with the greatest gratitude by the
commanders of the South Sea whalers frequenting the Bay of Islands, who have received much kindness from him and his people, I caused every attention to be paid to him ; and that he might receive no unpleasant impressions he ate at my table, and was with his four sons comfortably lodged ; nor have I a doubt that the attention shown him by the inhabi- tants in general, and the abundant presents he took from hence, wiU pro- cure the greatest advantages to our South Sea whalers. This worthy and respectable chief (for so we found him in every sense of the word after residing among us three months) informed me that he had long intended this visit, being encouraged by the report of the two New Zealanders (from) Norfolk Island." He was inquiring and communicative. He wished to know how the nationality of vessels touching at New Zealand was to be ascertained, and '* complained that a New Zealander had been flogged by the master of a whaler, and hoped that I would give orders that no such act would be committed in future, and very liberally observed that he supposed the master must be a bad character in his own country to commit such violence on a stranger whose countrymen were relieving his wants. I assured him that I would give strict directions that nothing of that kind should happen again, but if unfortimately it should recur, every pains should be taken to bring the offender to justice." King gave Tip-a-he a silver medal.-'®^ Some colonists wished to introduce New Zealanders as shepherds in New South Wales. Tip-a-he agreed with the idea, but "insisted on sending the middling order of people, who would be more expert at labour and tractable than the Emoki, or lower class, who were "' The inscriptions were : " Presented by Governor King to Tip-a-he, a chief of New Zealand, during his visit to Port Jackson in Jan. 1806 ;" and on the obverse : ** In the reign of George III., by the grace of God, King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. " These attentions to Tip-a-he perhaps influenced him in his efforts to save the lives of Englishmen when the Boyd was subsequentlv attacked in New Zealand because on board of her a New Zealand chief had been flogged. A few survivors were saved. The story belongs to New Zealand history. Tip- a-he and his village were destroyed by crews of whaling vessels.
