on arriving at akaroa, lavaud discovered that the agreement between langlois and the local māori was not as clear-cut as had been promised. despite this, the founding of the colony went ahead, under an amalgam of french and british jurisdiction. c.b. robinson, one of the magistrates sent on "britomart", worked alongside lavaud in the organisation of the settlement. lavaud retired in 1843, and was succeeded as commissaire du roi by post-captain a. bérard, who remained in this position until 1846, when formal agreements between the french government and the nanto-bordelaise company settlement ended.