In the English version of the Treaty of Waitangi, which of the following is NOT one of the three articles?在英文版的《怀唐伊条约》中，以下哪一项不是三篇文章中的一篇？

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In the English version of the Treaty of Waitangi, which of the following is NOT one of the three articles?在英文版的《怀唐伊条约》中，以下哪一项不是 三篇文章中的一篇？

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The question asks which statement is NOT one of the three articles in the English version of the Treaty of Waitangi, so we need to evaluate each option against the actual Articles I–III.
Option a: 'Māori cede the sovereignty of New Zealand to the Crown.' This aligns with Article I, which describes the cession of sovereignty (or equivalent wording depending on translation) from Māori to the Crown. It is a correct representation of one of the articles.
Option b: 'Māori cede ownership of their land in return for compensation and the right to occupy specific native reserves.' This is not an accurate summary of any of the three articles. The Treaty’s articles cover sovereignty (I), guarantees and pre-emption related to land but not a blanket statement that Māori cede ownership in exchange for compensation and reserved occupancy. In particular, Article II does promise certain rights, including possession of lands and rights to resources, but it does not state a general ‘cede ownership for compensation and reserves’ clause as described here. Therefore, this option is not one of the three articles.
Option c: 'Māori are given the rights and privileges of British subjects.' This corresponds to Article III, which extends to Māori the same rights as British subjects. So this is a correct characterization of an article.
Option d: 'Māori give the Crown an exclusive right to buy lands they wish to sell, and, in return, are guaranteed full rights of ownership of their lands, forests, fisheries and other possessions.' This mixes elements of the pre-emption concept (the Crown’s exclusive right to acquire Māori land) with guaranteed ownership phrasing that is more expansive than the treaty text. While it references a real idea in Article I/II (pre-emption by the Crown) and Article II (rights to lands and resources), the wording here is not an exact or faithful articulation of any single article. As a result, it does not cleanly map to one of the three articles and is misleading as a standalone description.
In summary, Option a and Option c accurately reflect core components of Articles I and III, respectively. Option b attempts to describe a land-ownership concession that does not match the three articles’ formulations, making it the outlier. Option d references pre-emption and ownership rights in a way that’s not an exact match for the treaty’s stated articles, contributing to a misleading composite. The key distinction is that only one option clearly does not correspond to the actual articles, namely the statement in option b, which misstates the nature of ownership transfers and rights described in the treaty.

In the English version of the Treaty of Waitangi, which of the following is NOT one of the three articles?在英文版的《怀唐伊条约》中，以下哪一项不是三篇文章中的一篇？

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