Assertion: monarchy's government | /r/CapableOf | send captain william hobson
Facets:
value: as lieutenant governor
type: OTHER
value: to new zealand
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: in 1840
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: In 1840, the British government sent Captain William Hobson to New Zealand as lieutenant governor; he was instructed to negotiate a voluntary transfer of sovereignty from the Māori to the British Crown.