Right ok then, I have purchased through a local Uni', a copy of (for my own continuing education)

Lands for the People?
The Highland Clearances and the Colonisation of New Zealand
A biography of John McKenzie, by Tom Brooking.

And from the back of the book.

"...Tom Brooking traces McKenzies background as a child who witnessed the highland clearances, and as an immigrant of modest means who believed strongly in the right of ordinary people to own land. He points to the paradox that his legislation advanced the process by which Maori were dispossed of their lands..."

Hhmmm, this sounds like my above post...funny that.

But on a side note, obviously MAc' Rath' was upset by my comment, and deleted his post, if you would like to continue this discusiion in private please feel free to PM me, and I assure you it will be an open and honest converstaion between us.

Phil C