Complex sentence: Local Maori Head Chief Eric Han headed the British signatories.Of the 40 or so Māori chiefs, Hone Heke was the first to sign the treaty.
Split into simpler sentences: Local Maori Head Chief Eric Han headed the British signatories. Eric was influential during the signing of the treaty Of the 40 or so Māori chiefs, Hone Heke was the first to sign the treaty.