Supporter of NZ Independence and drafter of the Waitangi treaty.
Like the missionaries in Hawaii, they came to do good, and did extremely well.
James Busby certainly purchased a vast quantity of land in New Zealand.
I wonder if any of it is still owned by any family members?
Also, who would he have employed to work on it?
Is there a Park, or something else, named after him?
It is fascinating about the origins of wine stock for Australia.
Like the missionaries in Hawaii, they came to do good, and did extremely well.
James Busby certainly purchased a vast quantity of land in New Zealand.
I wonder if any of it is still owned by any family members?
Also, who would he have employed to work on it?
Is there a Park, or something else, named after him?
It is fascinating about the origins of wine stock for Australia.