Quote by: George Grey

All the principal people in the town are concerned in the slave trade, and their chief wealth consists in the number of slaves they possess; therefore there is little chance of the trade being, for many years, totally abolished.


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  • NameGeorge Grey
  • Descriptionformer Governor of South Australia, twice Governor of New Zealand, former Governor of Cape Colony South Africa and the 11th Premier of New Zealand
  • BornApril 14, 1812
  • DiedSeptember 19, 1898
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionExplorer; Soldier; Politician
  • AwardsKnight Commander Of The Order Of The Bath