Domett, Alfred

Domett, Alfred

▪ prime minister of New Zealand
born May 20, 1811, Camberwell, Surrey, Eng.
died Nov. 2, 1887, London

      writer, poet, politician, and prime minister of New Zealand (1862–63), whose idealization of the Maori in his writings contrasts with his support of the punitive control of Maori land.

      Following study at Cambridge and being admitted to the bar, Domett travelled to New Zealand (1842) and, after a half-hearted attempt at farming, devoted his time to journalism and public affairs. He became editor of the Nelson Examiner (1843) and began his involvement with the administration of settler land by accepting appointment by Governor, later Prime Minister, Sir George Grey (Grey, Sir George) (q.v.) as member of the legislative council (1846), as colonial secretary for the province of New Munster (1848), and as civil secretary to the general government. Elected from Nelson to the House of Representatives (1855), he also accepted appointment as commissioner of crown lands (1856). Reelected to Parliament (1860), Domett was asked to form a ministry by Governor Grey at a time of crisis in the administration of Maori land (1862). Domett's government maintained that the responsibility for Maori affairs belonged to the British government along with the cost of military troops to enforce control of the Maori. Another war ensued, and Domett's government ended (1863). He accepted appointments as secretary for lands (1863) and registrar-general of lands (1865) and also joined the legislative council, thus combining paid service with an advisory position once again. In 1870 an act was passed disqualifying any person holding office from accepting paid appointment by the crown, but Domett was specifically exempted; his talents as an administrator of land law were indispensable. He retired to England (1871) and wrote and published several works, including the romantic narrative epic Ranolf and Amohia (1872).

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