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Elsdon Best - Aotea notebook no 5
Date: [ca 1895]
From: Polynesian Society: Records
Reference: MS-Papers-1187-026
Description: Begins with a contents list and comprises notes in English and Maori on many aspects of iwi history and battles in the Whanganui, Taranaki and Waikato areas, whakapapa and newspaper clippings about West Coast Maori history. Some notes copied from other sources eg John White manuscripts. Other Titles - West coast notes Quantity: 1 folder(s) (1 volume, 43 pages).
R Whititera Te Waiatua - Dates of events, Arawa district
Date: 1882-1894
From: Polynesian Society: Records
Reference: MS-Papers-1187-193
Description: Contains a chronology of significant 19th century events that affect Te Arawa people and land; Signed and dated "Ohinemutu, 14 March 1882", with additional notes in another hand up to 1894. There is a note by S P Smith saying "Many of these are wrong". Quantity: 1 folder(s) (7 leaves). Physical Description: Mss
Karere Maori papers
Date: 1857-1860
From: Polynesian Society: Records
Reference: MS-Papers-1187-081
Description: See MS-Papers-1187-079 for details. This volume contains draft copies of notices, articles and advertisements subsequently published in Te Karere Maori. The copies address the following; the construction of an Anglican Church at Rangitukia, the Governor's visit to the Bay of Islands, the declaration of martial law in Taranaki, notes on agriculture and market prices, notes on animal husbandry, a statement about intertribal hostilities between Ngati Awa and Te Arawa in the Bay of Plenty, and boat racing at Auckland Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss
Karere Maori papers
Date: 1848-1860
From: Polynesian Society: Records
Reference: MS-Papers-1187-082
Description: Includes an announcement on smallpox vaccination plans for Maori, written by A S Thomson, 14 Sep 1848 This volume contains draft copies of notices, articles, and advertisements subsequently reproduced in Te Karere Maori. The copies include; notes about the Governor's visit to the Bay of Islands and related expressions of loyalty from Ngapuhi leaders including the erection of a flagstaff, notes about a flower show and Maori artefact display in Auckland, a proclamation of martial law in Taranaki, a report on the state of the Hauraki district, information about agriculture and markets, extracts from an overseas newspaper about race relations in New Zealand, a death notice, a letter about the intertribal conflict between Ngati Awa and Te Arawa, and a statement about the laws of government. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss Transfers: See MS-Papers-1187-079 for details..
New Zealand Native Land Commission - Proceedings
Date: Nov-Dec 1888
From: Polynesian Society: Records
Reference: MS-Papers-1187-108
Description: Papers relating to claims in the Ikaroa district, specifically the Ngarara Block comprising a large part of Waikanae and the adjacent Kapiti Coast area. Consists of minutes of witnesses evidence from New Zealand Native Land Commission proceedings to determine customary Maori ownership of the Ngarara Block. Contains testimonies from witnesses and participants in the Kuititanga Battle 1839. Some papers from earlier hearing in 1873. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Karere Maori papers
Date: 1857-1860
From: Polynesian Society: Records
Reference: MS-Papers-1187-080
Description: See MS-Papers-1187-079 for details This volume contains draft copies of notices, articles and advertisements that featured in Te Karere Maori. The drafts deal with the following topics; messages from the Queen to Maori, information about agriculture and market prices, news about the mail service, farewells to departing politicians, the establishment of the Maori King movement, peace-making at Rotomahana following intertribal conflicts there, and a report about a Maori meeting at Banks Peninsula Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss
Donald McLean - Letters from Henry Halse
Date: 1855
From: Polynesian Society: Records
Reference: MS-Papers-1187-071
Description: Reports to McLean on Maori disturbances when Halse was Native Commissioner at New Plymouth. Letters are: 3 Mar 1855, Taranaki, 12p (end of letter missing); 21 Apr, Taranaki, 8p; 4 Jul 1855, New Plymouth, 4p; 3 Sep 1855, New Plymouth, 10p. Quantity: 1 folder(s) (4 letters). Physical Description: Mss
Karere Maori papers
Date: [ca 1847-1860]
From: Polynesian Society: Records
Reference: MS-Papers-1187-079
Description: These papers span folders 079 to 081. A note dated Apr 1918 in S P Smith's hand describes the contents as "Original papers supplied to the Govt paper `Karere Maori' in the fifties of last century - mostly in the writing of H A H Monro, native interpreter, Thos H Smith Asst Under Sec Native Dept, and others". The papers include both Maori and English versions of papers for publication. This volume contains drafts of articles, notices and advertisements dealing with market information, opinions about land transactions, the boundaries of various land blocks, Biblical texts and proclamations from the Governor; there is also a letter from Hawkes Bay Maori about the conflict between Te Hapuku and Te Moananui, promising that Pakeha will not be interfered with, and an account of the British colonisation of India and concerns about the effects on the Hindu and Muslim religions. Arrangement: According to Smith's note these papers also originally included letters to Donald McLean from Henry and William Halse and from John Rogan. These letters are now separate, in folders 071 and 129. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss
Elsdon Best - Takitimu notebook no 6
Date: 1895
From: Polynesian Society: Records
Reference: MS-Papers-1187-027
Description: Most pages unused. Contains material from Hori Ropiha and Tarakawa about Tamatea, the ancestor of Ngati Kahungunu, Ngati Ira whakapapa, copies of text from `Karere Maori' about the occupation of the South Island Quantity: 1 folder(s) (1 volume, 21 pages).
Hamiora Pio - Notebook 6
Date: [ca 1885-1901]
From: Polynesian Society: Records
Reference: MS-Papers-1187-116
Description: Contains cosmological notes and whakapapa, notes about the settlement of the Bay of Plenty area from Hawaiki and about the interaction between the `tangata whenua' and the Hawaiki migrants, notes about the introduction of the kumara to New Zealand, notes about various prominent mountains in the North Island, and information about various Maori customary practices Quantity: 1 volume(s).
J J Ferguson - Manuscript drafts for a book on Maori history
Date: [ca 1897]
From: Polynesian Society: Records
Reference: MS-Papers-1187-048
Description: Various drafts of chapters for a book on Māori history incorporating the story of the major canoes, and European contact. Some autobiographical material based on his experiences in the Hokianga area are included. Quantity: 1 folder(s).