The History of the Sinclair, Hay, Gay and Robinson Family in New Zealand Part 2 Tales of Banks Bay Peninsula H.C. Jacobson 1914, Akaroa New Zealand re-edited by Robert Manu Gay When the settlers arrived. there were not many Maoris in the neighbourhood of Akaroa. It is true there were pahs at Onuku, Wainui and Tikao Bay, but these had only some fifty or sixty inhabitants altogether, and they were a most weak harmless lot, whose leading vice appeared to be the habit of begging incessantly for everything they saw. In 1843, however, there were a good number in Port Levy, Pigeon Bay, Little River and Kaiapoi, and it was then first reported that they were going to unite and make an attack upon the infant Colony during the absence of the frigate at Valparaiso for stores. Of course, with the man of war in harbour, the colonists knew they were quite safe, but they did not by any means like the idea of being attacked whilst she was absent. However, one thing was certain, the vessel must go for stores, and so the best possible arrangements were made for defence in case of an attack being made.
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