Grant Lee wrote:
>
> The initial colonisation of New Zealand --- by people from New South
> Wales --- also occurred without any permission from London and is a better
> example of what you are talking about. However, from January 26 1788
> onwards, officials in Whitehall were virtually powerless over people on the
> far side of the world, including officials in Sydney and other colonial
> centres, who could have stopped any informal spread of settlement, had they
> had any real interest in doing that. As soon as Whitehall realised it was
> dealing with fait accompli, it hastily recognised informal settlements and
> made a show of being in control. Before long, when the "squattocracy" had
> become the ruling class in NSW, it took steps to stop other people from
> following its example.
>
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