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Illingworth, J E, fl 1866-1867 : New Zealand, etc
Date: 1866-1867
By: Illingworth, J E, active 1866-1867
Reference: MS-1068
Description: Gives much political and social gossip of Wellington, describes sheep runs in Hawke's Bay and the Wairarapa, as well as his trips to Christchurch, Auckland, Parewanui and Wanganui Source of title - Transcribed Illingworth came to New Zealand with H J Kennard who was representing Kennard Brothers in negotiations with the Wellington Provincial Council over the patent slip at Evans Bay; he made brief trips to Auckland and Christchurch and in Dec 1866 was present at the Manawatu purchase meeting at Parewanui Pa, after which he visited Wanganui and travelled by canoe on the Wanganui River. Quantity: 1 volume(s) (409 pages). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph (22 cm; ¼ brown calf, brown morocco boards)
District Officer, Napier - Letters to the editor in Maori
Date: 1874-1879
From: White, John, 1826-1891 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0075-059
Description: Contains letters from Maori to various newspapers on a range of topics, including religion, land tenure, politics (local and national) and the payment of subscriptions (nb most of the letters were subsequently published) also includes a letter to Te Wananga newspaper from Rihimona Te Rango notifying the death of his daughter Waina, with discussion about the circumstances of her illness, the role of tohunga etc. Arrangement: Previously from 2/1 Official Papers series Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Piece level inventory available.
Hill, Henry Thomas, 1849-1933 : Papers
Date: 1867-1933
By: Hill, Henry Thomas, 1849-1933
Reference: ATL-Group-00435
Description: Notebooks, correspondence, and papers relating to the history, geology and geography of the Napier-Taupo-Kaingaroa region, notes on Maori canoes, art and history, the moa, education, hydro-electricity, the Shakespearean controversy, his political beliefs, and other subjects. There are also land deeds and papers of W Howard Hill and William Colenso. Notebooks, correspondence, and papers on the history, geology, and geography of the Napier-Taupo-Kaingaroa region, notes on moa, Captain St George's diary, Shakespearean controversy, and other topics. Papers include notes and papers on geology, history of the Kaingaroa-Taupo area, Te Kooti campaign, and early history of New Zealand; correspondence from W Colenso to Mrs E Hill. Also journal for 1897 which deals largely with school inspecting in Hawke's Bay. Henry Thomas Hill was the Inspector for Schools for Hawke's Bay and the East Coast. He joined the Hawke's Bay Philosophical Institute in 1884 and became President in 1891 and managed the Colenso Bequest for the Institute. Quantity: 159 folder(s). 1.16 Linear Metres. Finding Aids: Inventory available - see backfile.. Transfers: MS-Papers-0153 (Series C) Inventory notes the transfer of 9 photographs to the Photo Section, 18 September 1960.. Processing information: ATL-Group-00435 formed in 2019, merged previously separated collections - MS-Papers-0004 (Series A), MS-Papers-0146 (Series B), MS-Papers-0153 (Series C) and MS-Papers-0172 (Series D) - of the same provenance. NOTE: Series numbering by staff, 18 June 1987.
Political, official, financial and miscellaneous papers
Date: [ca 1868-1876]
From: McLean family : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0032-1021
Description: Galley proofs of Orders in Council (1870); notice from Charles Balme, wool report (11 Jan 1875); notes re petitioner and claims re land; estimate of probable expenditure for Maraekakaho station (1868-1869); list of members elected for central government (n d); note headed Hon Native Minister with list of various laws relating to elections ending in 1875; note headed Hon Native Minister, electoral laws, in different order but same period, with commentary relating to these; East Coast Maori Electoral District return of polling places and candidates (1870s); copy of letter from Fred Whitaker to I W Carlile, solicitor of Napier re procedures for the Eastern Maori District election (Auckland, 1876); notice re special meeting for winding up of the NZ Steam Navigation Company (1868); proposal to bring down a bill to take the whole coast out of provinces with note that McLean could settle everything; motion to form a branch of the Native Land Laws Reform League in Napier as the present condition is unsatisfactory; notes re makeup of Parliament; Greek/English exercises; financial summary and notes re blocks 62-68, 72 (Collison), Ngatarawa and Napier Language - Short piece of what appears to be Greek with English translations; possibly exercises Quantity: 1 folder(s). Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Purchased from Sotheby's in 1969
Correspondence, accounts, reports etc re the Ratana movement and Ratana, and the Kotahi...
Date: 1919-1933
From: McDonnell, Alexander Francis, 1866-1938 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0151-38
Description: Contains material about the Ratana Church and the related organisation, the United Maori Welfare League (Te Kotahitanga); there are letters and receipts relating to the purchase of rare books and the printing of various items for the Church and the League, information about the operation of `Te Whetu Marama' (the Ratana newspaper), newspaper clippings from Pakeha media (mostly derogatory) about the Church and printed invitations to various Ratana gatherings; there are also letters about land shares and an electoral petition Quantity: 1 folder(s) (ca 177 leaves). Physical Description: Mss, typescripts and printed matter
Political material and correspondence, petitions, etc
Date: 1860-1935
From: McDonnell, Alexander Francis, 1866-1938 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0151-19
Description: Contains holograph copies, made by McDonnell, of various 19th century documents including various letters and petitions, and the `opinion of the Attorney General as to the legal status of the Maori now in arms' There are also original documents from the 1920s and 1930s about Maori politics and political representation, and raupatu petitions from the Taranaki area Relationship complexity - Also see the Ngata family papers, MS-Group-0941 and MS-group-1140. Quantity: 1 folder(s) (61 leaves). Physical Description: Manuscripts and typescripts
Correspondence in Maori
Date: 1890-1919
From: Maori Purposes Fund Board : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0189-001
Description: Contains correspondence that deals principally with land issues, electoral support for various candidates and electorate work by sitting MPs Also contains a letter from William McDonnell to the Prime Minister in 1914 about why he should be awarded a New Zealand Cross Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Detailed inventory available.