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Date: 14 Mar-14 Apr 1854, Dec 1855-Jan-Feb 1856

From: McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877 : Papers

Reference: MS-1240

Description: A notebook containing notes and rough diary entries. From one end are brief entries and notes relating to Taranaki negotiations in 1854, including a summary of a letter to Governor Grey about the Bell block purchase. Most of the notebook, however, concerns McLean's visit to Marlborough and nearby districts in early 1856. He gives brief, often barely decipherable entries about the various negotiations with Ngati Toa, Rangitane and other groups. Included are lengthy accounts of earlier Marlborough and Taranaki history given him by the Guard family, including an account of the 1834 incident involving Betty Guard and the HMS Alligator. Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1856

From: Strutt, William 1825-1915 :A collection of drawings in water colour ink and pencil illustrative of the scenery and early life of settlers and Maoris of New Zealand. 1855-1863. 1st series.

By: Strutt, William, 1825-1915

Reference: E-452-f-005-1

Description: Full-length frontal portrait of a young Maori woman, seated or kneeling. She has moko on lips and chin, scars on her left cheek, her hair parted in the middle. She wears a large tiki, and a European smock, with two fine woven cloaks over the top. Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Pencil and wash 230 x 180 mm

Date: ca 1890

From: Collis, William Andrews, 1853-1920 :Negatives of Taranaki

Reference: 1/1-006469-G

Description: Site of the Waireka battle (1860), Taranaki. Photograph taken by William Andrews Collis between 1875-1910. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - Where the Waireka Battle was fought. Taranaki.; Photographer's title on negative - bottom right - No 45 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative

Date: 1860 - 1873

From: Ramsden, Eric :Photographs relating to Ramsden and his family and Maori subjects

Reference: PA2-2242

Description: Inscriptions: Verso - Ihaia Kirikumara, Waitora, Taranaki Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1848

From: McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877 :Maps from papers

Reference: MapColl-832.2gbbd/[ca.1848]/Acc.2808

Description: Cadastral map of land blocks along the Waiwakaiho, Mangaone and Manganaha Rivers. Two sections are marked as reserves for Hone Ropiha and Wite Ahoaho. Reeds Farm is marked and sections for Smart, Upokotauaki and Hoehoe. Includes roads. McLean is handwritten on top right hand side of map. Title pencilled along the top edge of the map. Quantity: 1 manuscript map(s). Physical Description: Ink and watercolour on paper, linen backed, coloured, 42 x 28.3 cm. Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877 Papers - MS-Papers-0032.

Date: 22 Mar-19 Apr 1850

From: McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877 : Papers

Reference: MS-1227

Description: Contains diary accounts of a journey to Mokau in northern Taranaki to discuss land sale with the Maori there. The diary ends with a long entry thanking God and fate for his appointment as Chief Land Purchase Officer for the colony. At the back of the volume are several pages of accounts. Other - Transcribed in MS-1286 Quantity: 1 volume(s). Physical Description: Holograph

Date: 22 Apr-18 May 1845

From: McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877 : Papers

Reference: MS-1197

Description: The diary comprises daily entries describing McLean's travels as a Sub-Protector of Aborigines from New Plymouth to Mokau, on to Kawhia, and inland towards Taupo. Considerable detail is given of Maori settlements visited. Other - A transcript of this diary is included in MS-1284 Quantity: 1 volume(s). Physical Description: Holograph

Date: Jan, Jul-Sep 1845

From: McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877 : Papers

Reference: MS-1195

Description: Includes diary entries for 5-12 January 1845, describing McLean's preparations for a journey to Wanganui and his experiences on the way. It includes mentions of Europeans and Maori who accompanied him or who he met. The back section contains copies and summaries of letters, including one to John Whiteley and one to Richard Taylor, notes, and a detailed summary of a case heard between a Mr Spencer and Puketapu Maori. Other - Transcriptions of some passages are included in MS-1284 Quantity: 1 volume(s). Physical Description: Mss Black cover, brown slip case

Date: 1885 - 1927

From: New Zealand Geographic Board: Selection of maps of New Zealand

By: New Zealand. Department of Lands and Survey; Crompton-Smith, Maurice, 1864-1953; Gordon, William Francis Robert, 1846-1936; Neill, William Thomson, 1864-1943; Marks, Marcus Francis, 1863-1951

Reference: MapColl-NZGB-2/11/123/ACC.54809

Description: Cadastral map of Wairau and Cape Survey Districts - Taranaki. Published by Lands and Survey Department, New Zealand, under the authority of W T Neill, Surveyor-General, July 1921. Printed by Marcus F Marks, Government Printer, Wellington. Responsible surveyor H J Lowe, Chief Surveyor, Taranaki. Drawn by W Gordon, 1885, 1898, 1903, and 1908. Revised 5 August 1920. Imprint includes M Crompton-Smith, Chief Draughtsman, Head Office, Lands and Survey Department, Wellington. Inset plans show blocks I, II, IV, VIII, and X. Map has pencil annotations in margin, with some manuscript numbers, and highlighting in colour of some grid boundaries and roads. Annotation in upper margin in red ink states "Bench Marks T B M Levels by A V Adams 1926-7 In terms of sea-level". Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Printed map on canvas-backed paper; scale 80 chains to 1 inch; 53 x 42.5 cm