Peter Day may not be entirely correct in stating that the English version of the Treaty of Waitangi used by the Waitangi Tribunal in 1975, is a correct version of the one signed by Governor Hobson.
There is a strong argument with equally strong evidence, that the true original Treaty draft written in English by Hobson and then translated into Maori, is actually the ‘Littlewood Treaty' which was found in 1989, and was confirmed to be written in the handwriting of James Busby by Phil Parkenson on 2 October 2000.
The ‘Littlewood Treaty' is unlike the English draft used by the Waitangi Tribunal, because it mirrors Te Tiriti o Waitangi when translated into it.
Like Te Tiriti o Waitangi, which was signed by the Chiefs, the Littlewood Treaty, does not have the words ‘forest and fisheries', only ‘lands, settlements and all their property', and contains the words 'and all the people of New Zealand,” which explains why Hobson, after each Chief had signed, shook him by the hand and said: 'He iwi tahi tatou - We are now one Nation”.
The English version seized by the Waitangi Tribunal in 1975 is the pompous floral version compiled by Freeman to be sent to the British Parliament.
In 1840 there was a signing of the Treaty at Waikato Heads on 11 and 26 of April.
At Waikato Heads, there was an overflow of chiefs wanting to place their signatures and there was not enough room for these signatures on the CMS printed version of the Tiriti o Waitangi.
Freemans version - intended for British Parliament eyes only - was used to record these signatures only.
Here is a quote from Hobson which expresses the Tiriti was the only Treaty intended as our country's founding document. 'The treaty which forms the base of all my proceedings was signed at Waitangi on the 6 February 1840, by 52 chiefs, 26 of whom were of the federation, and formed a majority of those who signed the Declaration of Independence. This instrument I consider to be de facto the treaty, and all signatures that are subsequently obtained are merely testimonials of adherence to the terms of that original document”. (Buick, 1914 ; Palmer 2008).
To cover all the points that support the Littlewood Treaty as the official translation of the Te Tiriti o Waitangi would require extensive volume of explanation which is beyond the scope of this response.
I recommend people read the book about the Littlewood Treaty or google ‘Littlewood Treaty' on the internet. It is very interesting.

P. Putt, Papamoa.