University of Otago Library Formation of a Society for the Protection and Civilization of the Natives of the South Sea Islands who may come to Sydney, 20 December 1813 text Letter 20 December 1813 eng text/html 319 x 195 mm 2 leaves 3 pages reformatted digital Hocken Collections' Title: Formation of a Society for the Protection and Civilization of the Natives of the South Sea Islands who may come to Sydney Other title: Formation of a Society for the Protection and Civilization of the Natives of the South Sea Islands who may come to Sydney. 1813 Colonies -- History Colony Marshall Samuel Marsden Civilization Port Jackson -36.61458,175.44906 New South Wales -31.16581,147.034149 Life Life Sydney -33.861293,151.212645 Wednesday January Conference proceedings Proceedings Committees Committee Clergy Clergymen Land settlement Settlement Monday Christianity Indigenous peoples Native Hocken Collections, University of Otago Library, Dunedin, New Zealand. http://www.marsdenarchive.otago.ac.nz/MS_0054_059 http://www.marsdenarchive.otago.ac.nz/MS_0054_059_001 http://www.marsdenarchive.otago.ac.nz/MS_0054_059_002 http://www.marsdenarchive.otago.ac.nz/MS_0054_059_003 http://www.marsdenarchive.otago.ac.nz/MS_0054_059_004 MS_0054_059 Trimble 59 CMS Number 50 The manuscript images, transcripts and metadata displayed on the Marsden Online Archive site are governed by a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 New Zealand (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 NZ) copyright agreement (available at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/nz/). Please contact the Hocken Collections, University of Otago Library, Dunedin, New Zealand for more information. University of Otago Library 2015-06-11T09:41:32+12:00 machine generated eng Formation of a Society for the Protection and Civilization of the Natives of the South Sea Islands who may come to Sydney, 20 December 1813 University of Otago Library Digitised from the Hocken Library Collection Number MS-0054/059 Trimble 59 CMS Number 50 Digitised by the Marsden Online Archive Library of Congress Subject Headings Letter Maori Subject Headings 20 December 1813 British English Colonies -- History Life Conference proceedings Committees Clergy Land settlement Indigenous peoples 1813 Colony Marshall Samuel Marsden Civilization Port jackson New south wales Life Sydney Wednesday January Proceedings Committee Clergymen Settlement Monday Christianity Native SYDNEY, Dec. December 20, 1813 ________ At a GENERAL MEETING of the Inhabitants of this Colony, assembled at the LONG-ROOM in the NEW STORE, pursuant to Requisition, WILLIAM GORE, Esquire, Provost Marshall, in the Chair; The Reverend Samuel Marsden stated the Necessity and Objects of a Society for the Protection and Civilization of the Natives of the South Sea Islands, who may come to Port Jackson; And moved, that such a Society be now formed, Agreed to nem. con. without dissent The Reverend Samuel Marsden submitted these Resolutions; which were read from the Chair, and unanimously adopted:— First.—RESOLVED, That this Institution shall be called The New South Wales Society, for offering Protection to the Natives of the South Sea Islands, and promoting their Civilization; and shall consist of a PATRON, PRESIDENT, and TREASURER; and also, of Life and Annual MEMBERS, together with such Officers as may be deemed necessary for managing the Affairs of the Society. Second.— Every Person subscribing annually One Guinea and upwards, shall be deemed a Member of this Society during the Continuance of such Subscription. 2 Third.— Every Person giving a Benefaction of Ten Guineas shall be a Member for Life. Fourth.— An Annual Meeting of the Members shall be held at Sydney, on the second Wednesday in January, when the Proceedings of the foregoing Year shall be reported, and the Accounts presented, and a Treasurer and Committee chosen. Fifth.— A Special Meeting of the Members of the Society shall be called at any Time, at the Requisition of the Committee, of which not less than TEN shall form a Quorum. Sixth.— At all Meetings, the Patron, and in his Absence the President; or should he be absent, the Treasurer; or in his Absence, such Member as shall be voted for that Purpose, shall preside at the Meeting. Seventh.— None of the Rules of this Institution shall be repealed or altered, nor any new ones established, but at an Annual or Special Meeting. Eighth.— The Committee shall consist of twelve Laymen, Members of this Society, besides the Treasurer, and all the Clergymen in the Settlement.— Eight Laymen shall be appointed from the old Committee, and four from the general Body. Ninth.— The Committee shall elect, at their first Meeting every Year, either from among themselves, or from the general Members of the Society, a Committee of Accounts; whose Duty shall be to see that the Subscriptions are duly received, and all the Accounts of the Society regulated. Tenth.— All Payments on Account of the Society shall be signed by two Members of the General Committee, and the Secretary. Eleventh.— Three Members shall be necessary to compose a General Committee; which shall meet the first Monday in every Quarter, or oftener, if needful. Twelfth.— The Treasurer, Secretary, and Collector shall be chosen by the Committee, from the General Members; and the Secretary and Collector shall attend all Meetings of the Society; and shall transact all such Business as the Committee shall require, and pay all Sums collected, into the Hands of the Treasurer, every Quarter. Thirteenth.— The Object of this Society shall be, to afford Protection and Relief to the Natives of the South Sea Islands who may be brought to PORT JACKSON, and to defend their just Claims on the Masters and Owners of the Vessels who bring them, and to see justice done to their Persons and Property; and also, to instruct them in the Principles of Christianity, and in the different Branches of Agriculture; and in such other simple Arts as may best lead to their Civilization and general Improvement. Fourteenth.— No Native of the South Sea Islands shall reside with any Person in this Settlement, without the Consent of the General Committee, when once received under the protection of this Society. Fifteenth.— A Committee of three Members, chosen annually from the General Body, shall be appointed to hear all the Complaints of the South Sea Islanders, against the Owners, Masters, or Crews of Vessels; and to bring such Owners, Masters, or Crews before a Court of Justice, whenever it may be deemed necessary so to do. Hocken Archive Reference Number MS-0054/059 35MB image/tif 6.0 Uncompressed MD5 a0ee87655ed55175a649f653f0ffc123 ACEMC 2802 4374 RGB manuscript Hakena MS-0054/059 195 mm 319 mm 2014:05:14 12:36:36.75 University of Otago Library, Reprographics Unit digital still camera Canon Canon EOS 6D 11.0 1 Manual 0220 1 11.0 6.9 1.4 Multi-segment tungsten flash did not fire 50.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 63.3 mm) 0 Subject is illuminated from the front side. Auto Focus Used Normal Digitised as part of the Mining Marsden Project in 2013/2014 8, 8, 8 integer 3 2014:05:20 10:00:09 University of Otago Library, Reprographics Unit Processing actions undertaken to: prepare the image for online digital use and maintain the integrity of the image. Adobe Photoshop CS6 Windows 7 Cropped item to remove excess border and straightened the image. The manuscript images, transcripts and metadata displayed on the Marsden Online Archive site are governed by a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 New Zealand (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 NZ) copyright agreement (available at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/nz/). Please contact the Hocken Collections, University of Otago Library, Dunedin, New Zealand for more information. Hocken Collections, University of Otago Library, Dunedin, New Zealand. hocken@otago.ac.nz Hocken Archive Reference Number MS-0054/059 34MB image/tif 6.0 Uncompressed MD5 f5a0058be089418c638bcd1e60564703 ACEMC 2748 4416 RGB manuscript Hakena MS-0054/059 195 mm 319 mm 2014:05:14 12:37:09.90 University of Otago Library, Reprographics Unit digital still camera Canon Canon EOS 6D 11.0 1 Manual 0220 1 11.0 6.9 1.4 Multi-segment tungsten flash did not fire 50.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 63.2 mm) 0 Subject is illuminated from the front side. Auto Focus Used Normal Digitised as part of the Mining Marsden Project in 2013/2014 8, 8, 8 integer 3 2014:05:20 10:00:32 University of Otago Library, Reprographics Unit Processing actions undertaken to: prepare the image for online digital use and maintain the integrity of the image. Adobe Photoshop CS6 Windows 7 Cropped item to remove excess border and straightened the image. The manuscript images, transcripts and metadata displayed on the Marsden Online Archive site are governed by a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 New Zealand (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 NZ) copyright agreement (available at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/nz/). Please contact the Hocken Collections, University of Otago Library, Dunedin, New Zealand for more information. Hocken Collections, University of Otago Library, Dunedin, New Zealand. hocken@otago.ac.nz Hocken Archive Reference Number MS-0054/059 34MB image/tif 6.0 Uncompressed MD5 9ec2b538c75acd172a13a9d8d5a72c3c ACEMC 2712 4398 RGB manuscript Hakena MS-0054/059 195 mm 319 mm 2014:05:14 12:36:54.99 University of Otago Library, Reprographics Unit digital still camera Canon Canon EOS 6D 11.0 1 Manual 0220 1 11.0 6.9 1.4 Multi-segment tungsten flash did not fire 50.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 63.6 mm) 0 Subject is illuminated from the front side. Auto Focus Used Normal Digitised as part of the Mining Marsden Project in 2013/2014 8, 8, 8 integer 3 2014:05:20 10:00:22 University of Otago Library, Reprographics Unit Processing actions undertaken to: prepare the image for online digital use and maintain the integrity of the image. Adobe Photoshop CS6 Windows 7 Cropped item to remove excess border and straightened the image. The manuscript images, transcripts and metadata displayed on the Marsden Online Archive site are governed by a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 New Zealand (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 NZ) copyright agreement (available at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/nz/). Please contact the Hocken Collections, University of Otago Library, Dunedin, New Zealand for more information. Hocken Collections, University of Otago Library, Dunedin, New Zealand. hocken@otago.ac.nz