He Wakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Niu Tireni

Date: 1835-1840

By: Petersen, George Conrad, 1900-1978

Reference: f-76-048

Description: Two letters from James Busby to William Colenso with the draft in Maori of the circular (30 Jan 1840) summoning chiefs to Waitangi to meet Hobson. Includes Colenso's back translation into English of the circular. Also includes codicil to the Declaration of Independence of New Zealand, 1835 in Busby's hand, with signature of Nene and list of six chiefs, expected to sign, subsequently. On the verso is Busby's list of names of chiefs and their hapu who had signed the holograph declaration in 1835. Source of title - Supplied See George Conrad Petersen collection at 80-038 Quantity: 1 folder(s). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss Provenance: Part of the George Conrad Petersen collection of Colenso papers, which he acquired from the Simcox family, and later split up for sale.

Date: 1833-1836

By: McDonnell, Thomas, 1788-1864

Reference: MS-Papers-0703

Description: Documents concerning McDonnell's ownership of the barque "Sir George Murray" and his privileges at Hokianga. Letter to Richard Jones & Co, Sydney, about trading matters, and spread of Christianity amongst the Maori. Includes declaration from Patuone and other Hokianga chiefs of having given certificate of registration for the barque to McDonnell. Source of title - Supplied title Quantity: 1 folder(s) (15 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss (photocopy)

Date: [ca 1840-1889]

From: Parr, Christopher, 1931-: Collection of early New Zealand material

Reference: MS-Papers-12432-4

Description: Manuscript list by William Colenso of the first ten papers printed at the Missionary Press for government during the period 1835 and 1840. Also mounted memorandum note on practicialities of printing English language with cases designed to accommodate reduced number of letters of Māori alphabet. Annotations in pencil with the date 1889 regarding removal of papers and publication of a history of the Treaty of Waitangi. Note original auction catalogue description states: "Proclamations, [William Colenso] 'Earliest Printed Public Papers' Hand written Manuscript in William Colenso's hand, 'Contents' No 1-10, 1835-1840. With 'All Printed by the exhibitor' at end. Single leaf on blue paper 183 x 163mm. No's 5, 7, 8 and 9 are included in the Christopher Parr Collection. No. 5. First Proclamation 1840; No. 7. Third Proclamationst [sic] 1840; No. 8. Fourth Proclamation 1840; No. 9 Treaty of Waitangi [Maori] 1840. Housed in the original ink stained paper folder, annotated by Colenso 'Memorandum - it may also be worth a passing notice that all English language composition was done with out having Printer's cases for the 'Sorts' or letters! our Maori cases made to suit in N.Z. only having boxes for 14 letters. A Printer will understand the situation, Another annotation in pencil 'Some taken out by me 1889 to form appendices to History of Treaty of Waitangi Pubd by Govt, see those two parcels returned to me'[?] William Colenso thence by descent. G. C. Peterson Collection". Lot 206 Art + Obect, Rare Book Auction, 26 June 2019, page 30-31. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Holograph manuscript list on blue watermarked laid paper, 18.3 x 16.3 cm, and leaf on which it was originally mounted with separated mounted note written in ink and annotations in pencil, 34.9 x 22.4 cm.

Date: 1835-1836

From: Early Maori Imprint Project : Items transferred from the Printed Collections

By: Colenso, William, 1811-1899

Reference: MS-Papers-6763-5

Description: Broadsheet, the Declaration of Independence, recording the names of 31 of the 34 chiefs who signed the original document at Waitangi. First printing (Mar 1836) corrected by Colenso for his revised second printing in 1837. BiM 28 Source of title - Transcribed Quantity: 1 folder(s) (one piece). Physical Description: Printed matter with corrections Finding Aids: See Back File, Early Maori Imprint project, for further information relating to this item. Processing information: Transferred from the Printed collections, Jan 2000; previous identifier, q499M 1837 WAK / 259591 (copy 2)