Hobson, W.

Japanese: Hobson，W.（英語表記）HobsonW

...In Britain, there was debate over whether New Zealand should become part of the Australian colony or become a new destination for immigration, but the New Zealand Company was founded in 1938, and the first immigrants arrived near the current capital, Wellington, in January 1940.
[British colonial period]
On 6 February 1840, the Treaty of Waitangi was signed between the British Resident William Hobson (1790-1842) and about 50 Maori chiefs at Waitangi on the Bay of Islands. By this treaty, the Maori ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria and gave her sole right of purchase of land.

[Treaty of Waitangi]

…the treaty was signed on February 6, 1840 at Waitangi on New Zealand's North Island by British representative Colonel William Hobson (1793-1842) and over 50 Maori chiefs. This made New Zealand a British colony.

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…イギリスではニュージーランドをオーストラリア植民地の一部にするか，新しい移住先にするか両論あったが，38年にニュージーランド会社が設立され，40年1月に最初の移民が現在の首都ウェリントン付近に着いた。
［イギリス植民地時代］
　1840年2月6日，アイランズ湾岸ワイタンギでイギリス駐在官ホブソンWilliam Hobson(1790‐1842)と，マオリの首長約50人との間でワイタンギ条約が結ばれた。この条約によってマオリは主権をビクトリア女王に譲り，女王にのみ土地の購入権を与えた。…