Letter+To+Governor+Grey

 11-05-1860  Dear Governor Grey,  I am writing to inform you of my concerns about the impacts on New Zealand from the new immigrants.  One of my concerns is that the new immigrants are cutting down the native forests for things like houses and farmland etc. 320,000 hectors of bush was proposed to be cut down.  This is important because trees provide a home for native birds and we don't want this new country to look like England, with so few beautiful forests.  Another one of my concerns are that the Maori have lost their land and have lost control. Maori have their own language, but they are forced to speak English. I don't think that it is very fair because they had to learn another language and remember it.  My last concern is that there has been a sudden increase in the population.  I am concerned that soon New Zealand will be over populated and dirty like England.  Therefore, Governer Grey, I think that Europeans coming to New Zealand is a bad idea because they are cutting down native trees, taking the Maori's land and making them do things the way the Europeans do and there has been an increase in the population.  Your's sincerely  Kayla Donaldson