Stanmore, Arthur Charles Hamilton Gordon, Baron, 1829-1912

Date: 1881-1901

From: Mackay, Alexander, 1833-1909 : Maori land papers

Reference: MS-Papers-2089-1

Description: Contains detailed whakapapa tables of the Ngati Toa tribe, with cross links into Te Ati Awa, relating to the purchase of the top of the South Island by the Crown; a copy of the Royal Commission relating to Ngati Toa (published in the AJHR 1881); correspondence dated 1901 regarding McKay's retirement; notes and a schedule of Maori rents in Taranaki, Wellington, Nelson, Marlborough and Westland. Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1858-1937

From: Australian Joint Copying Project : Miscellaneous Series microfilm

Reference: Micro-MS-Coll-20-2993

Description: Selected papers from a variety of family and shipping company records, relevant to Australia and New Zealand Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s).

Date: Apr-Aug 1881

From: Rolleston, William, 1831-1903 : Papers

Reference: 77-248-04/1

Description: Identified correspondents entered under Name field Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: Mar-May 1881

From: Rolleston, William, 1831-1903 : Papers

Reference: 77-248-03/3

Description: Identified correspondents entered in Name field below; also includes coded telegram from Sir John Hall re Parihaka, interview with Te Whiti Quantity: 1 folder(s). Includes printed map of Mikonui Water Race near the settlement of Ross [Totara District]

Date: 1882-1885

From: Australian Joint Copying Project : Miscellaneous Series microfilm

Reference: Micro-MS-Coll-20-1971

Description: Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s).

Date: 1871-1880

From: Australian Joint Copying Project : Miscellaneous Series microfilm

By: Stanmore, Arthur Charles Hamilton Gordon, Baron, 1829-1912

Reference: Micro-MS-Coll-20-1636

Description: Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s).

Date: 1835-1886

From: Australian Joint Copying Project : Miscellaneous Series microfilm

Reference: Micro-MS-Coll-20-2234

Description: Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s).

Date: 1904-1918

By: Edge-Partington, James, 1854-1930

Reference: MS-Papers-1260

Description: Includes letters from L F Giblin reporting on trading prospects in the Solomon Islands, 1904-1905 Quantity: 1 folder(s) (16 pieces). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph, mss and typescript Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Purchased from the estate of Mr K A Webster, May 1970

Date: 1881-1886

From: Pacific Manuscripts Bureau : Records of the Pacific Area

Reference: Micro-MS-Coll-08-1215

Description: The cuttings are from New Zealand newspapers, including the New Zealand Herald, The Christchurch Press, the Lyttelton Times and Auckland Star. They are mainly concerned with with Gordon's arrival and swearing in as Governor of New Zealand on 24 Nov 1880, and his initial tour of the country. The cuttings include editorials, letters to the editor and miscellaneous articles relating to the government and the Maori Question. Also includes reports on Samoan matters and on the Tarawera eruption in 1886. Source of title - Supplied by Library Gordon was sworn in as Governor of New Zealand on 24 Nov 1880. Both New Zealanders and officials in the Pacific expressed concern in the press that his concurrent duties as Governor and as High Commissioner for the Western Pacific could be satisfactorally carried out at the same time. The concern was shared by the British Colonial Office where the Secretary of State suggested in May 1881 that Gordon should relinquish the High Commission. Gordon resigned as Governor of New Zealand in 1882, becoming Governor of Ceylon in 1883. Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s). Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Purchase, PMB, 2004

Date: 1882

From: Atkinson, Harry Albert (Sir), 1831-1892 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0091-013B

Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Piece-level inventory available.

Date: 1879-1906, n d

By: Plummer, Edwin, -1891

Reference: MS-Papers-9951

Description: Comprises letters of reference for Plummer from Government House (1879-1880); and for George Mee (1882); permit for Mee to import opium (1906); copy of regulations re opium (1901); letter re Mee's application to Govt House (nd); and envelopes for Mee and Plummer Source of title - Supplied Quantity: 1 folder(s) (9 pieces). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss and printed matter

From: Australian Joint Copying Project : Miscellaneous Series microfilm

Reference: Micro-MS-Coll-20-2676

Description: Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s). Finding Aids: Inventory available.

Date: 1880-1882

By: Baker, Shirley Waldemar (Rev), 1836-1903

Reference: MSY-7050

Description: Letterbook kept by Baker, containing copies of his letters written from Auckland, Wellington and Nuku'alofa in his capacity as Premier of Tonga. Entries cover various subjects. Include currency matters, land disputes, foreign consuls, the sale of Rabi Island, treaties with France, Hawai'i, United states and Britain, correspondence with Sir Arthur Gordon, Governor of New Zealand and previously Governor of Fiji, regarding possible annexation of Tonga, quarantine measures, financial dealings with Bank of New Zealand, smuggling of liquor into Tonga, complaints by foreign residents and other matters. From page 79 on are manuscript notes, sketch maps, mathematical calculations, school exercises and juvenile drawings made by the previous owners while they studied for School Certificate in New Zealand ca 1952. Source of title - Supplied by Library Rev Shirley Baker, upon his return to Tonga was appointed Premier by George Tupou I in 1880. Quantity: 1 volume(s). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: MS Provenance: The volume was offered to Cordys auctioneers, Auckland, in 2012 by its Tongan owners. Donor/Lender/Vendor - Purchase, 2012, Cordys, Auckland

Date: 1874-1881

From: Pacific Manuscripts Bureau : Records of the Pacific Area

Reference: Micro-MS-Coll-08-1214

Description: Thirty three pamphlets, bound in one volume, compiled by Sir Arthur Gordon when Governor of Fiji and Western Pacific High Commissioner. Includes parliamentary papers and printed correspondence relating to Western Pacific islands other than Fiji, including New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and the New Hebrides. Also, reports on the cession of Rotuma, pearl shell fisheries in the Torres Straits, blackbirding, the Intercolonial Conference of 1881; conflicts, kidnappings and murders involving the ships `Borealis', `Sandfly', `Aurora', `Leslie', `Winifred', `Miranda', `Isabelle' and `Cormorant'; reports by Commodore Wilson on murders on the New Guinea coast; reports on conditions and commerce in the islands by William Seed and Sterndale; report by Captain W H Marshall of HMS `Emerald' on the Ellice, Gilbert, Marshall and Caroline Islands, 1881. Source of title - Supplied by Library Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s). Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Purchase, PMB, 2004

Date: 1882

By: Daily advertiser and Wellington register (Newspaper)

Reference: A-095-021

Description: The governor general leaving Government House in Wellington on a visit to Christchurch. He is being spoken to by a young woman (Wellington), urging him not to hurry back, suggesting that he was less than popular in Wellington. Government House is in the background Extended Title - Supplement to: Daily Advertiser. Wellington, 25 February, 1882 Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph, 10.5 x 8.5 ins

Date: [191-?]

By: Studholme, Lucy Ellen Sykes, 1838-1926

Reference: MS-Papers-4168

Description: These reminiscences outline the main events in Ellen Studholme's life, emphasising the period from childhood to 1866. She also describes some of her prominent comtemporaries in Christchurch, in particular the Governor, Sir Arthur Gordon. Source of title - Title page Ellen Moorhouse arrived in Canterbury in 1859 and was the sister of William Sefton Moorhouse, a Superintendent of the Canterbury Provincial Government. She married John Studholme of Hororata and later Waimate, South Canterbury, in 1862. Quantity: 1 folder(s) (93 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript (photocopy)

Date: 1870-1883

From: Pacific Manuscripts Bureau : Records of the Pacific Area

Reference: Micro-MS-Coll-08-1213

Description: Pamphlets collected by Sir Arthur Gordon while Governor of Fiji 1875-1880, of New Zealand 1880-1882, and as High Commissioner and Consul General for the Western Pacific 1877-1882. Collected into five volumes. Source of title - Transcribed from item Quantity: 2 microfilm reel(s). Finding Aids: Detailed inventory available. Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Purchase, PMB, 2004

Date: 1881

From: Atkinson, Harry Albert (Sir), 1831-1892 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0091-238

Description: Open letter re Sir Arthur Gordon's letter to Colonial Office; newspaper cutting re sale of Maungaporau Block (situated between Wanganui and Waitotara Rivers), nd Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1845-1885

From: Australian Joint Copying Project : Miscellaneous Series microfilm

Reference: Micro-MS-Coll-20-2231

Description: Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s).

Date: 1882

By: Daily advertiser and Wellington register (Newspaper); Hutchison, William, 1820-1905

Reference: A-095-016

Description: Cartoon showing Sir Arthur Gordon, seated with his hands in contemplative position, opposite a Fijian boy, who is holding up a drawing inscribed 'That cloak', showing Sir Arthur parading in regalia, his cloak held up by a lackey. Gordon was Governor of New Zealand and therefore of Fiji at the time. Other Titles - Fiji Isles. That Cloak. To let - Govt House - Present occupier changing his place of business. Extended Title - Supplement to: Daily Advertiser. Wellington, 21st January, 1882 Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - date of publication and name of subject, both in pencil Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph, 10 x 9 ins