Papers Relating to the Recent Disturbances in New Zealand: Presented to Both Houses of Parliament by Command of Her Majesty, March 1861. (The First Taranaki War : Maori Conflect)

George Edward Eyre; William Spottiswoode; New Zealand. Governor (1855-1861 : Browne); Great Britain. Her Majesty's Stationery Office

London : Printed by George Edward Eyre and William Spottiswoode, printers to the Queen's most excellent Majesty. For Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1861

Folio, 34 cm.  Bound in publisher's blue wraps.   Some chipping, loss to cover, especially at bottom corner margin and spine.  Front cover nearly detached.   viii, 467 pages, 7 unnumbered leaves of plates (some folded) : illustrations, 3 folding color maps.  Fine folding tinted lithographic view of New Plymouth. Maps include one of New Plymouth & Defensible works round Auckland.  Contents:  Despatches from the Governor; Despatches from the Secretary of State; Despatches from the Governors of New South Wales and Victoria, addressed to the Secretary of State, relative to the dispatch of reinforcements for the assistance of the Government of New Zealand.

This report details the events that led to the First Taranaki War, a dispute over land sales to European settlers in the north island.