Places

Date: 1895

Reference: MapColl-832.41gbbd/[ca.1895]/Acc.388

Description: Topographic map of the Oruamatua Kaimanua Block bordered by the Moawhango and Rangitikei Rivers. Other blocks adjoining are Rangipowaiau, Kaimanua No.3, Ohaoko, Awarua Block No.2, Mangaohane No.1. Includes entirely Maori names of settlements and people. A few notes are in English, e.g. sheepyards. Three notes refer to the places where Tipae was believed to have been killed according to Te Hau, Hiraka and Ihakara, Hepara. Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Photocopy, scale [1:31 680], 50.8 x 40.4 cm. on sheet 51 x 60.2 cm.

Date: 1869

By: Field, Henry Claylands, 1825-1912

Reference: MapColl-832.41bj/1869/Acc.1185

Description: Copy of a topographic map of the area in the Murimotu District from the Kaiiwi River and the Ohura River across to Lake Taupo, the Kaimanawa Ranges and the Rangitikei River. Cut road lines, proposed lines and native tracks are referred to in a reference key. Some tracks are routes proposed by Mr. Hogg and Mr. Booth, also an old war track described by natives is marked. Plantations, mountain peaks, rivers and streams are named. Relief features are described. Major Marshall's and Birch's Station are marked. Handwritten note on bottom right of map: The lake and mountains are from Hochstetter's map corrected by the Auckland Trig Survey: the Wanganui River from Brewer's survey, and the Upper Turakina and Rangitikei from Swainson's map corrected by Monro's survey. Map published in: Copy of the report by the late Mr. H.C. Field on the discovery of Field's track, Wanganui, 1869. Shelf reference qMS-0726, Field Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Photocopy, linen backed, scale [1:506 880], 60.5 x 38.7 cm.

Date: 1876

By: Wyles & Buck (Firm); Buck, William Seldon, 1846-1919

Reference: MapColl-832.43gbbd/1876/Acc.6344

Description: Map with some survey markings of Ohau, Manawatu Kukutauaki no 4F, Waikawa, Waikawa River and Huritini. Shows an unnamed Crown grant near Takapu o kai Ngarara. Southernmost points on map are Waitohu government trig and Pukehou. Shows the site of Te Rauparaha's Pa adjoining the Waikawa River, and a pa on the Ohau River. Stamped 'Buck collection' on verso. Quantity: 1 manuscript map(s). Physical Description: Ink on dressed linen, part coloured, scale [1:15 840], 108.6 x 75.4 cm.

Date: 1895

Reference: MapColl-832.41cba/[ca.1895]/Acc.2864-5;9064-5

Description: Topographic map of the area from Mataroa, Hokio, Kaitapa, Kahikawaka, Cedar Ranges to Makokomiko Creek, bordered by the Rangitikei River. Motukawa No.2 and Awarua No.2 are prominently written and refer to the districts. Some of the terrain is described. Settlements, rivers, creeks, streams are named. Waterholes, horse tracks, the best line for a road, woolsheds, sheepyards, a racecourse and the site of an iron house are marked. Includes Kirimara Old Pa. Names include: Mitchell. Paurini's, Keri Kow's, Tawhi Paranihi's, Te Aruhe's, Birch's Stn., Chase's, Waikari's, Sutherland's. Title assigned by cataloguer Quantity: 1 map(s) on 4 sheets. Physical Description: 2 positive and 2 negative photostatic copies, linen backed, scale [1:31 680], 79.3 x 108 cm., sheets 45.7 x 63.5 cm. and smaller

Date: 1848

By: Whitehead, Arthur, active 1840s

Reference: MapColl-832.45cba/[ca.1848]/Acc.4900

Description: Topographic map of the southern half of the North Island, with especial emphasis on the Wairarapa valley, showing natural features and stands of timber; the Maori names for some of these features are given, together with names and locations of some pa . Includes the surveyors' route which began on 1st. June, ca. 1848, from a site along the Manawatu River to the Ruamahanga River, Lake Wairarapa, ending at the Hutt River on 20 June. Notes describe some topographic features. See also "A treatise on practical surveying" by Arthur Whitehead, 1848 (Exeter: A. Whitehead, ca.1848). Held NZ&P Collection, P 526.9 WHI 1848. Other Titles - Photocopy from "A treatise on practical surveying", by Arthur Whitehead, C.E. & surv., 1848 Inscriptions: Recto - centre right - Notes. The red line shews [sic] the track of the exploring party with the termination of each days march defined by the end view of a tent and the day of the month. The points at which observations for Latitude and Longitude were made are also shown Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Negative photostat., linen backed, scale not given, 67.9 x 49.9 cm.

Date: 3 January 1882

By: New Zealand. Public Works Department; Archives New Zealand

Reference: MapColl-832.4gme/1881/Acc.4842

Description: A hand-drawn copy of a topographic map of P.W.D. survey plan 8554 for the proposed route of the railway line from Paekakariki to Wareroa clearing in the Horowhenua on the Foxton line. In two areas an alternative railway line is drawn and all railway lines, not recommended and recommended, are referred to in a reference key. A cross sectional plan of the same area is included. Other Titles - Wellington and Foxton railway; Paekakariki - Horowhenua sketch plan trial line Handwritten note on left of map states: The starting point of this mileage is 7 miles, 3.05 chains from Wellington Main Station Stamp on verso states: National Archives, Group W, PW 8554, 1881 Note on bottom right states: Copy of P.W.D. 8554. This is a hand drawn manuscript map Quantity: 1 manuscript map(s). Physical Description: Ink and colourwash on dressed linen, coloured, scale [1:28 512], 55.22 x 191.5 cm

Date: 1889

By: New Zealand. Ministry of Works

Reference: MapColl-832.41gme/[1889]/Acc.36714-5

Description: Two sheets of the map of the central route railway, North Island main trunk railway, Turangarere section, each covering up to one mile distance along the Hautapu River. Milage is running from Turangarere towards Taihape. Both sheets show tracks, sheet 2 shows Roapoama's house opposite 70 chains and the track from Moawhango and Marton, while sheet 3 shows a U-turn bend in the track and good sites for platelayer's cottages. The lower diagram in each map is a cross section of the same distance, measuring heights, formation levels, distances and gradients. Maps signed by R W Holmes, 26/11/[18]89. 'Copy of PWD 16466'. Quantity: 2 map(s). Physical Description: Photocopy, scale indeterminable, 46 x 61.4 cm. Provenance: Donated by the Ministry of Works, January 1975.

Date: 1881

By: Matthews, Alfred Forde, 1851-1926; Putaawha, Pauro, active 1880s

Reference: MapColl-832.41ee/1881/Acc.226

Description: Map of Okahu Block, bordered by the Turakina, Pokoko, Okatarau and Koukoupo streams, in the Rangitikei District. Includes over 40 Maori placenames on the borders of the block, and some pa sites such as Waipa Pa. Map is signed under title 'RLB'. The text 'Okehu [signature] RL Blake 13 August 1881' has transferred in reverse onto the top front of the map during copying. Map title and compiler's name written on verso of map. Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Photographic copy, scale indeterminable, 42 x 32 cm.

Date: 1873

By: Wyles & Buck (Firm); Buck, William Seldon, 1846-1919

Reference: MapColl-832.43gbbd/1873/Acc.10333

Description: Survey map of Hakeri no. 6F (corrected in pencil to no. 4F), Waikawa showing the property claimed by James and Robert Ranfield as 361-2-0 acres (corrected in red ink to 363-2-0 acres). Distinguishable features of the property include the sea in the west, the Waikawa River, Hakeri, the Okaka swamp, Ngata Rata stream and Pukahu. Original title: 'Hakeri no. 6F ...' changed by pencil annotation. Several manuscript corrections to map, as per note on map 'NB: BF corrected in terms with Wairawa surveys - WIB'. Several of the survey measurements have been corrected in red ink. Several pencil markings of calculations. Other Titles - Hakeri no. 6F ... Quantity: 1 manuscript map(s). Physical Description: Ink on paper, linen backed, scale [1:7 920], 69.3 x 53.1 cm.

Date: 1890

Reference: MapColl-832.45bf/[ca. 1890?]/Acc.28699

Description: Original survey plan showing topographical features including the Mangahao River and [Karearea Hill] area, block ten, part of the Woodville - Mangatainoka Block, Mangahao Survey District. Shows several road surveys, survey pegs, and lots 46-58, with acreage. Indicates 'Proposed school residence' and 'Totara Res[erve].' Annotations in ink pen have been aded to the map, for example survey peg marks have survey book page references added alongside them. Some pencil and ink annotations on map. Other Titles - Block 10 (ten) District Quantity: 1 manuscript map(s). Physical Description: Ink and water colour on dressed linen, scale indeterminable, 43 x 47 cm.

Date: 1890

Reference: MapColl-832.41bf/[ca.1890?]/Acc.28700

Description: Original survey plan showing topographical features of the area from the Wangaehu River and Koukoupo Stream. Includes a road, mountain ridges and un-named rivers and streams. Adjoins Block Nr. IX - Maungakaretu. Includes J.R. Annabell's name. Handwritten on top left: Tracing No. 7 Handwritten on bottom right: Macdonald's survey Handwritten centre left: F.B.1452. G.B. XXVI Handwritten bottom left: Sec. pegs all in Quantity: 1 manuscript map(s). Physical Description: Ink on dressed linen, coloured, scale [1:7 920], 54 x 84 cm.

Date: 1870

By: Swainson, George Frederick, 1829-1870

Reference: MapColl-832.41bj/1870/Acc.1191

Description: Relief map of the area from Wanganui to Ruapehu to Lake Taupo, the Kaimanawa ranges to the Rangitikei River. The route of the exploring company is marked from Major A. Marshall's to Lake Taupo including marked sites of their camps with dates. Mr. Birch's sheep track is marked. A note states that A to B is from sketch signed G.F.S. Note on catalogue card states: To accompany: Misc Mss. H8, Report on the practicability of constructing a road from Wanganui to Taupo, 1869. Misc MS H8 is written in pencil on top right of map. Note on bottom left states: Copy f7 Accompanied by a copy of a page from AJHR, 1870, A.-5, p.5. This page includes a report by George F. Swainson with proposals for a road. Quantity: 1 manuscript map(s). Physical Description: Ink and colour wash on dressed linen. coloured, scale [1:253 440], 91 x 79.3 cm.

Date: 1890

By: O'Donahoo, Arthur O'Neill, -1911

Reference: MapColl-832.41bf/[ca.1890?]/Acc.28701

Description: Original survey plan showing topographical features covering the area from Koukoupo Stream, including Crown lands, Waipapa Stream, Hales Road, to Ringaringa. Includes other un-named streams and mountain ridges. See other maps: Maungakaretu Blocks XIII, X, XIV Handwritten on bottom right: O'Donahoo and Macdonald Handwritten on top left: Tracing No. 3 Handwritten on bottom left: F.B. 1452-1458, G.B.XXVI. All sec. pegs are in Physical Description: Ink on dressed linen, coloured, Scale indeterminable, 77 x 76 cm. Provenance: Unknown

Date: 1891

By: Ward, Thomas, 1849-1934

Reference: MapColl-832.41bf/1891/Acc.28704

Description: Original survey plan showing topographical features including the Turakina River, roads and horse track. Indicates survey pegs. See other maps: Maungakaretu Blocks XIII, IX, X Handwritten on top right: Tracing No. 6 Handwritten centre right: Field Book 1440 Possibly surveyed by Thomas Ward. Quantity: 1 manuscript map(s). Physical Description: Ink on dressed linen, coloured, Scale [1:7 920], 46 x 29 cm.

Date: 1853

By: Burnand, William Henry, active 1843-1850s

Reference: MapColl-832.4at/[ca.1853]/Acc.5977

Description: Copy of a topographic map of the Wellington region from Port Nicholson and Paliser Bay following the Ruamahanga River to the Manawatu River to the coast at Foxton. The Rimutaka and Tararua Ranges are named as are rivers, bays, heads, some settlements, tracks and roads. Some sections are marked and pa sites. Wakefield, Tiffin and Kettle have made descriptive notes about the terrain, views and navigable rivers on the map as well as at the bottom of it. Note on catalogue card states: Photocopy of col. MS map by W H Burnand inserted in his copy of New Zealand journal v. 4. p.218. 1843-44. Note on catalogue card states: Turnbull Library record no. 8 (N 1951) p. 9 gives title: Port Nicholson, Hutt, Wairarapa. Title suppled by cataloguer Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Photocopy, scale not given, 44.7 x 19.6 cm.

Date: 1870

By: Field, Henry Claylands, 1825-1912

Reference: MapColl-832.41gmbd/[ca.1870]/Acc.2781-2782

Description: Copy of a map of the proposed road from Murimotu to Wanganui following the Wangaehu, Mangawhero and Wanganui Rivers. Land blocks and settlements are named. Native tracks are marked, also the railway line at Wanganui. Believed to be surveyed by H.C. Field Quantity: 1 map(s) on 2 sheets. Physical Description: Photocopies, linen backed, scale [1:63 360], 122 x 36.7 cm., sheets 76.2 x 36.7 cm.

Date: 1886

From: W B Chennells :Collection of maps

By: Masterton Public Library

Reference: MapColl-832.4596gbbd/[1886?]/Acc.36544

Description: Topographic and cadastral map of Clifton, Pahiatua from the Pahiatua Railway Station to the Mangatainoka Railway Station, Mangatainoka Central Road and Main Road. A reference key refers to tenure of freehold and leasehold land, also acreages of sections and paddocks. Additional pencilled notes in some freehold sections include a number for each section and the acreage. Notes in the reference key state that the leasehold land is comprised of Education Reserve and Wellington Corporation Reserve with references to improvement clauses. Includes the road and railway line towards Woodville, and the site of a railway crossing. Bridges are shown on the Mangatainoka River. Includes butter factories, a school, hotel, post offfice, Bank of New South Wales, Bank of New Zealand, and sale yards, yards and dip. The direction towards Mangahao and Palmerston is given, also to Balance. Includes two sections of leasehold land on the road to Makuri, adjacent to Main Road. Sites of some homesteads are given and owners' names are: Walker, Marsh, Page, Lloyd, C. Beetham, Abraham and Williams. The enlargement is of part of the two sections on the road to Makuri, adjacent to Main Road, showing the sites of farm buildings. The note 'Plan of homestead' is written across the enlargement, but buildings listed are: dwelling, wash-house, wood and fowl shed, tool and trap shed, hay shed, bull shed, also the woolshed - cow shed - stable. Title of the enlargement supplied by cataloguer and is a combination of information taken from a pencilled note on bottom right which states: Mr. C. Beetham's 1046 acres, Pahiatua, and the subject of the enlarged map. Quantity: 2 manuscript map(s) on one sheet. Physical Description: Ink, pencil and colourwash on paper, coloured, scale [1:7 920], 76.5 x 91.2 cm.

Date: 18 July 1883

By: Coom, John, 1844-1921; New Zealand. Public Works Department; McLeod, Norman Colin, 1921-

Reference: MapColl-832.4gme/1881/Acc.37113-14

Description: Photocopies of P.W.D. survey plan 8554 for the proposed route of the railway line from Paekakariki to Wareroa clearing in the Horowhenua on the Foxton line. In two areas an alternative railway line is drawn which is not recommended. Recommended railway lines are referred to in a reference key. A cross sectional plan of the same area is included. Other Titles - Wellington and Foxton railway; Paekakariki - Horowhenua sketch plan trial line Handwritten note on left of map states: The starting point of this mileage is 7 miles, 3.05 chains from Wellington Main Station. [Initials indecipherable], 3/8/81. Handwritten note on verso states: Copy of Public Works Department map. Donated by N.C. McLeod, Commissioner of Works, Jan. 1975. Quantity: 1 map(s) on two sheets. Physical Description: Photocopies, scale [1:31 680], 30.7 x 109 cm, sheets 46 x 61.3 cm.

Date: 1869

By: Field, Henry Claylands, 1825-1912

Reference: qMS-0726

Description: Includes copy of report by Field to William Fox re track between Wanganui and Taupo (31 Dec 1869); `Map of country between Wanganui and Taupo from prismatic bearings and best authorities' by H C Field CE Wanganui (1869); and cadastral map (nd) showing much the same area Copied by D Matheson from a draft of the original document in the possession of Mrs R J Sewell, Aramoho Quantity: 1 volume(s) (11 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph (34 cm, ½ green calf, green linen) Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by D Matheson, 1924 Map by Field inserted, `Map of the country between Wanganui and Taupo from prismatic bearings and best authorities'; also cadastral map (nd, but pre-1924)

Date: 1890 - 1899

By: Levin & Company Ltd

Reference: MapColl-832.4393bje/[189-?]/Acc.8152

Description: Plan of some suburban sections in part of Feilding, highlighting unsold sections on Kimbolton Road (numbers 119-129, each between 5-10 acres) and one nearby section of over 51 acres. Includes annotations of the new road off Kimbolton Road leading to the new bridge over the Kiwitea Stream, and the site of the old bridge. The new road cuts through the unsold sections 121-4. Map drawn on 'The Colonists Land and Loan Corporation, Limited' letterhead paper. Drawn partly on rice or tissue paper with letter-head `The Colonists' Land and Loan Corporation, Limited... Feilding 189-'. This is joined to a smaller piece of plain paper on which has a small part of the map drawing on it. Purple signature bottom right corner. Quantity: 1 manuscript map(s). Physical Description: Ink and watercolour on rice or tissue paper, linen backed, gauze covered front, scale indeterminable, 25.4 x 20.3 cm. Provenance: Donated by Levin & Co 1969