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Ormsby family : Papers
- Date
- [1880-1984]
- By
- Ormsby family
- Reference
- MS-Group-0937
- Description
Contains mostly Maori material surrounding Maori land issues in the King Country and Kawhia regions in 1884 and 1897; the minutes of a hui hosted by Ngati Maniapoto and which involved guests such as Apirana Ngata on the future development of Maori and Maori culture held in Te Kuiti in 1911, also contains a pamphlet on another hui held in Taupo in 1909 on issues affecting Ngati Tuwharetoa; also minute books of land court proceedings and this book is shared with sections which include `Household hints', recipes and `Garden hints'; also native land ammendment acts and bills, the pay scales of land surveyors; an essay on Nehenehenui, a letter on the succession of King Te Rata, a published version of the story `Orakau', whakapapa of Mahanga and Paratai; Te Kuiti newspaper article on Maori meeting with Te Kuiti school teachers to improve Maori education; a funeral programme and a list of names
Quantity: 4 volume(s). 2 folder(s). 0.06 Linear Metres.
Physical Description: Mss, typescripts and printed matter
Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by Dame Evelyn Stokes, Hamilton, 2000
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- No access restrictions
- Format
- 4 volume(s), 2 folder(s), 0.06 Linear Metres, Minutes (Records), Scrapbooks, Speeches, Publications (Documents), Manuscripts, Mss, typescripts and printed matter
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Maori Development Hui 1911 (Original) - Papers
Date: 1911
From: Ormsby family : Papers
By: Wahanui, Hari H, active 1917
Reference: MSY-5005
Description: Contains manuscript minutes notes of the Maori development hui (1911) which was hosted by Ngati Maniapoto in Te Kuiti and which was attended by people like Sir Apirana Ngata and Peter Buck and which addressed issues such as the future development of the Maori people and Maori culture and the impact of law and religion. Accompanying material - Partial transcription contained in folder MS-Papers-6889-1 but excludes pages 45-52 Quantity: 1 volume(s). Physical Description: Holograph
Maori Land Court (Otorohanga) - Papers
Date: 1897
From: Ormsby family : Papers
Reference: MSY-5007
Description: Contains the land court proceedings of a Otorohanga sitting in 1897 Quantity: 1 volume(s). Physical Description: ms
Maori Committee (Waikato) - Papers
Date: 1884-1950s
From: Ormsby family : Papers
Reference: MSY-5008
Description: Contains a variety of materials on; an 1884 meeting in Alexandra (Pirongia) on the establishment of a Maori committee to handle issues affecting the locals such as land issues of the time; minutes of a further meeting held in Te Kopua in 1885; also contains printed matter on medical health and care, food and preparation; garden hints; home and hygiene; recipes; a change of address form; newspaper cuttings of roses; articles on how to play poker and one feature article on the creation of a Nicobarese dictionary Quantity: 1 volume(s). Physical Description: Mss, typescript and printed matter
Miscellaneous Maori material
Date: 1880-1984
From: Ormsby family : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-6889-2
Description: Contains a wide range of materials including the ratified minutes of a meeting held in Tokaanu in 1909 which have been annotated with the name Mahuta K. Tawhiao which describe land issues affecting Ngati Tuwharetoa and the greater Maori population and other issues like bird reserves; also contains the pay rates for land surveyors in 1880; an essay on Nehenehenui which is a Maori name for a part of the Waikato region; a letter to Pei Te Hurinui Jones; a published article on the war at 'Orakau'; the whakapapa of Mahanga and Paratai and others; includes a list of names from the Ormsby family with the word 'Ambulance' at the top of the page; also includes an article from the Waitomo News where teachers interact with Maori members of the community to improve Maori education Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss, typescripts and printed matter
Maori Land Court (Waikato) - Papers
Date: 1888
From: Ormsby family : Papers
Reference: MSY-5006
Description: A volume which contains the minutes of a meeting regarding Maori land issues in the Waikato region and the developments to date from other meetings in the same region in an effort to mobilise an effective co-ordinated response Quantity: 1 volume(s). Physical Description: Ms
Maori Development Hui - Papers
Date: 1911-1931
From: Ormsby family : Papers
By: Stokes, Evelyn May (Dame), 1930-2005
Reference: MS-Papers-6889-1
Description: Contains the minutes of a hui held by Ngati Maniapoto on 9 September 1911 about the future development of Maori and their place in New Zealand; it also includes an article from Te Pipiwharauroa on the hui; also includes Native Land Acts and Amendments (1912) which may have been an article submitted to Tu Mai; also includes a typed copy of the 1911 hui minutes. Accompanying material - Includes partial transcription of MSY-5005 excluding pages 45-52 Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss, typescripts and printed matter