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Date: Jan 1896

By: Graham, William Australia, 1841-1916

Reference: MS-Papers-4983

Description: Northern district Supreme Court Charging Order between William Australia Graham and others and Nukuhia Tatana and others, dated Jan 1896. The order states that if the Maori owners of the Maukoro Number 1 and 2 blocks sell they have to pay survey costs out of any money they receive. Source of title - Supplied title Quantity: 1 folder(s). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript (carbon copy) Provenance: Donor's husband is descendant of Graham.

Date: 1800 - 1900

From: W B Chennells :Collection of maps

By: Masterton Public Library

Reference: MapColl-832.16gbbd/[n.d.]/Acc.36914

Description: Cadastral map showing area 9 miles south of Tauranga, from the Ruahihi Bridge bordering the Kumi Kumi land blocks on the west and the Kaimai and the Tauwharawhara on the east. The Mangapapa River is shown, along with the Mangakarengorengo, Ngaumuwahine and Manga Hurengorengo Streams. Most of the land blocks indicate their acreage. In the Whaitikuranui no. 6b block, diagram and text which reads 'Thames Valley Co. Station Homestead'. The road or track from Cambridge (Okoroire) to Tauranga is shown to be 31 miles. A pencil annotation shows the Ongaonga no. 2 block and the Kumi Kumi no. 1 block (up to the Ngaumuwahine Stream) subdivided. The map has pencil and some ink annotations. Quantity: 1 manuscript map(s). Physical Description: Ink, watercolour and pencil on dressed linen, scale [1:5 088 800], 11.5 x 9 cm.

Date: 2008

From: New Zealand Century Farm and Station Program :New Zealand Century Farm and Station Award applications

Reference: MS-Papers-9389-30

Description: The papers consist of: Application form submitted by Robyn Vicki Lawrence on behalf of her brother Murray Tapper; History of the Tappers of Okauia compiled by Vicki Lawrence, 2009; Early history of Okauia, compiled by Mrs H Baxindine Snr, Mrs Annie Marsh, George Harrison, jack jones, Arthur Garland, Mar 1982 Original owner was Caleb Robinson Tapper who leased the land in 1908. It was acquired by Jack Victor Tapper in 1919. In 2008 it was owned by his grandson Murray Wayne Tapper and wife Gillian. In June 2008 the Tapper farm was sold to Murray & Nikki Hawkings ending over 100 years of continuous ownership by one family. In April 2008 the property was awarded the New Zealand Century Farm and Station award to mark over 100 years of continuous ownership by one family. Quantity: 1 box(es) Hollinger (2 items). Physical Description: Mss, typescript, printed matter, photographs (some photocopies)

Date: 1901 - 1921

From: Valuation New Zealand: Land settlement plans for parts of the Waikato Region especially King Country, Kawhia and Otorohanga areas

By: Valuation New Zealand; New Zealand. Department of Lands and Survey. Auckland District Office; New Zealand. Printing and Stationery Department; Mackay, John, 1851-1937

Reference: MapColl-832.17gbbd/1904-/Acc.35525

Description: A cadastral map of rural lands open for selection on lease in perpetuity, of the area from the Te Awaroa River to the Wai-inumia Stream, including the Kawhia-Alexandra Road. This base map has numbered sections, some have been coloured, and include acreages, owners' names and dates handwritten in each section. A small map, named Kawhia North S.D., mounted at the top left of the main map, is of sections 5 and 7 which are adjacent to the Awaroa River and one and a half miles to the Hauturu P.O. Includes one owners' name, acreage and a mounted cutting about section 5 and handwritten information including the poster number and date. A second cutting about section 3 is mounted on the bottom left of the main map and includes the relevant poster number and date. The map on the reverse has some sections outlined in red with a prominent note stating 'Superseded. See map on face'. The base maps are of sections in the Kawhia County. Auckland land district No. 753. A schedule of the second class land is referred to in a key. The map includes directions to the nearby settlement of Kawhia, and the vegetation and terrain are named. A schedule of second class land is referred to in a key and include the section number, acreage and rent. Instructions to applicants and a caution follow the with the printed name of James Mackenzie, Commissioner of Crown Lands. A statement on the left side of the map begins 'second class surveyed land, 3610 acres'. Includes the application date of 7th. September 1904 at the District Lands and Survey Office, Auckland. The inset map is a locality plan of the area from Helensville to Hawke's Bay. Handwritten names listed are: Y.B. Berntsen, H.C. Noonan, A.G. Williams, a. Dickson, H.W. Cuff, F.L. Morine, Charlotte Titchmarsh, C.C. Bagnall, K. Morine, A.L. Turrell, F.W. Walker, W.H. Armstrong, D.A. McLaren, D. Cullen, I. Neilson, W.J. Grier, D & D.H. Cavers of Hauturu, C.A. Mowat, W. Brownlie, E.E. Berryman, Elizabeth Irwin, S.T. Doe, Werner Althoff, V.H. Thatcher, J.R. Noonan, Paki Ahipu, W.W. Kerr, F. Cavers, W.D. Cavers, Alice Isabel Pearson. Inset: Kawhia County locality plan. Scale [1:2 534 400] Base map: Plan of sections in Kawhia County. Series, Auckland Land District No. 753. [Wellington, N.Z.], John Mackay, Govt. Printer, [1904] Title written in blue pencil on right hand side and subtitle adapted by cataloguer from that of the base map. Other Titles - Kawhia North survey district rural Quantity: 3 map(s) The map on the verso is a copy of the larger map on the recto with variations detailed below. Includes a small map mounted on the recto.. Physical Description: Ink and watercolour on card, linen backed, coloured, scales vary, 70.8 x 52.4 cm or smaller, on sheet 85 x 76.7 cm. Provenance: Donated by Valuation New Zealand, February 1991

Date: 1884

From: Auckland Public Library : Copies of selected volumes from their New Zealand Mss Collection

Reference: MSY-1864

Description: Quantity: 1 volume(s). Physical Description: Ms (photocopies)

Date: 1807 - 1867

By: McDonnell, J A, active 1807; New Zealand. Department of Lands and Survey

Reference: MapColl-832.15gbbd/1807/Acc.4503

Description: Copy of a hand-drawn map of two adjointing sections of farm land adjacent to the Harataunga Harbour, now known as Kennedy Bay, and bordered by the Whareroa and Ohinau Streams, Puketutu and Kaotara Hills and Rangitahi. One section has the names of Nathan Kennedy & Brothers, while the second has McGregor & Atkinson's names, together with acreages. The McGregor & Atkinson property includes the location of a sawmill and wharf, buildings are indicated and one is named 'Mr. Atkinson's'. A handwritten note on the original, written within this section states 'Grant to J. Cruikshank, Nov. 26th., 1867. 12.15a Sol 155'. Within the section of Nathan Kennedy & brothers, the note states 'Grant to Mr. J. Kennedy, Nov 26th, 1867. 12.15a Sol 155'. Includes references to Native land and Mr. D. Lowe's land. On the opposite side of the harbour, a settlement is marked and the site of a Maori church. A handwritten note on the top left states: 'The copy of a map deposited in this office. ... [difficult to decipher] and ... [difficult to decipher] by us. N... Heal. Native Land Office, March 19th. 1807. Surveyed by J.A. McDonnell. Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Photocopy, linen backed, scale indeterminable, 44.5 x 42 cm.

Date: 1913 - 1924

From: Valuation New Zealand: Land settlement plans for parts of the Waikato Region especially King Country, Kawhia and Otorohanga areas

By: Valuation New Zealand; New Zealand. Department of Lands and Survey. Auckland District Office; New Zealand. Printing and Stationery Department; Mackay, John, 1851-1937

Reference: MapColl-832.14gbbd/1913-/Acc.35536

Description: Base maps of rural lands open for sale or occupation with right of purchase, or for renewable lease, in terms of the Land Act, 1908, in the Wharepapa Survey District, West Taupo County and in the Waipoua Survey District in the Hokianga County. The boundaries of farm blocks in the Wharepapa Survey District, Sections 1, 6,7, 11-24, are prominently outlined, the majority include owners' names and applicable dates handwritten in each section. A scenic reserve, domain and recreation reserve, hospital reserve, cemetery and creamery sites, and the Puniu, Waipari and Mangaharakeke Streams are marked. The roadman's paddock, the school site and temporary reserve have Gazetteer numbers. Brief descriptions of the terrain and vegetation are included. The base map of the Waipoua Survey District has two cuttings about land in the Wharepapa Survey District mounted over the top of it. The first cutting has '1393, 25-7-21, cash or D.P.' written adjacent to it while the second cutting has '1406, 23 & 25-1-2l, for general application' The main base map is of farm sections in the Wharepapa survey district, 15 miles from Kawa Railway station in the West Taupo County, Auckland Land District No. 1195. The second base map is of farm sections in the Waipoua Survey District, 8 miles from Kaihu, in the Hokianga County. A schedule of these districts include the valuations, acreages and rent. Instructions to applicants and a caution follow with the printed name of H.M. Skeet, Commissioner of Crown Lands. Includes an abstract of conditions of purchase. A statement on the left side of the map begins with '2,706 acres'. Includes the application date of 23 September 1913 at the District Lands and Survey Office, Auckland. The inset map is a locality plan of the area from the Hokianga River to the Poor Knights Island south to Kawhia Harbour. Kaihu and Wharepapa are indicated by red arrows. Handwritten names listed in the Wharepapa Survey District are: G. Benson, J. Furness, A. Eggleton & J. Brugh, J. Duncan, E. Austin, G.C. Wotton, H.E. & B.J. & H.G. Criggs, T.A. McNaught, Ellen Barnes, E.Corkhill, O.E. Austin, Mrs. A. Gooder, J.T. Leamau, H.E. Kinzett, Mary Kerr, J.T. Wilks, A.N. Austin, R. Plummer, Elizabeth Hinds, C. Bayly, F.B. Jolly, B. Gasson, A.E. Gasson, B. Underwood, A.G. Thomson, F.E. Dodd, J. O'Reilly, W. Thompson, T.D. Ashby, D.J. Ashby, E.M. Richardson, R.M. McCulloch, G.A. Thomson, J. Mogford, C.V. Thomas, Miss D. E. Beard. Handwritten names listed in the Waipoua Survey District are: R. Leahy, O. Reilly. Inset: Wharepapa and Waipoua locality plan. Scale [1:7 920] Base map: Sections in Wharepapa Survey District. Series, Auckland Land District No. 1195. [Wellington, N.Z.], John Mackay, Govt. Printer, [1913] Title written in blue pencil along bottom edge and subtitle adapted by cataloguer from that of the base map. Quantity: 4 map(s) The maps on the verso are copies of maps on the recto.. Physical Description: Ink, pencil and watercolour on card, linen backed, coloured, scale[1:31 680], 43.1 x 33.7 cm. and smaller, on a sheet measuring 63.3 x 73.6 cm. Provenance: Donated by Valuation New Zealand, February 1991 Donated by Valuation New Zealand, 26.02.1991.

Date: [1888-1923]

From: McDonnell, Alexander Francis, 1866-1938 : Further papers

Reference: fMS-Papers-6831-1

Description: Memoranda of leases and transfers, many in the Wanganui region. They are for land at Paranuiamata Putiki Native Reserve, Rakautaua no 6, Ohanga 4D in the Waitara Survey District, Waimarino, Hauturu West no 2, Rangiwaea, Ngaurukehu B no 2C, Tuketuke D and Kai Iwi. Not all the lessors have been entered under Name. Language - Part of the documents is in Maori Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 11-12 Dec 1874

Reference: MS-Papers-2520

Description: Account of a meeting held at Thames on 11 and 12 Dec to discuss payment for the Ohinemuri goldfield. The meeting was attended by Sir Donald McLean, James MacKay, Edward Walter Puckey and chiefs and members of the Ngati Maru, Ngati Tamatera, Ngati Whanaunga and Ngati Paoa tribes. Source of title - Transcribed Authorship of the document is unknown Quantity: 1 folder(s) (28 leaves). Physical Description: Holograph Provenance: No details about the provenance of the document are available other than that it was found under a pile of newspapers in a cupboard in a house at Te Anau in about 1975. How it came to be there could not be established at that time.

Date: 1903-1921

By: Furniss, John, 1852-1922

Reference: MS-Papers-1552

Description: Comprises letters written by John Furniss and his wife Mary, of Rangiwahia, via Feilding, and Huntly, to George and Elizabeth Pearson of Totley, Sheffield, England, in which he describes breaking in the land, small farming, other rural activities, living conditions and finances at Rangiwahia and after 1907, near Huntly. He also describes the difficulties of travel to Auckland for balloting of land, 1906. Also includes a biographical note compiled by Jack Furniss, and reminiscences of Grace Boshier (nee Furniss). Accompanying material - See backfile for family history research papers relating to Furniss Family, including family tree - 'John Furniss Family' and 'John Furniss Early Sheffield Socialist'. Quantity: 1 folder(s) (12 pieces). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss and typescript

Date: 3 Nov 1860

By: Parr, Christopher J, 1931?-; Searancke, William Nicholas, 1817?-1904

Reference: MS-Papers-2309

Description: Letter from Donald McLean at Auckland describing excitable state of Maori population in the Auckland area and discussing settlement of land claims by Sir Frederick Weld; reply from Searancke to McLean at MS-Papers-0032-0565, dated 10 Nov 1860 Source of title - Supplied Searancke was then land purchasing officer in the Wairarapa Quantity: 1 folder(s) (3 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph (photocopy)

Date: 1852 - 1979

By: Heaphy, Charles, 1820-1881; Avon Fine Prints

Reference: C-061-041

Description: Prospectus for Anthony Murray-Oliver's folio-sized volume of Charles Heaphy's paintings, including a full-sized reproduction of a watercolour from the collection of the British Library, 'Committee at Pata Pata [Coromandel], 1852, showing a large gathering of Maori and some Pakeha in the foreground, among houses and tents, with canoes pulled up at the fore, yachts in the harbour and two ranges of hills in the background, shortly after the discovery of gold in the Coromandel. The gathering was to finalise the sale of the Coromandel gold fields. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Coloured photolithograph 260 x 333 mm, on one of four pages

Date: n d

From: Jones, Pei Te Hurinui, 1898-1976 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-5220-077

Description: Information on the Tauranga confiscations and the Waikato war Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Holograph

Date: 1907

By: New Zealand. Native Land Court. Appellate Court

Reference: MS-Papers-2544

Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s) (1 vol). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript (carbon copy) Transfers: Transferred from Reference Section.

Date: 1911

From: Hill, Henry Thomas, 1849-1933 : Papers

By: Mackay, John, 1851-1937; New Zealand. Printing and Stationery Department; New Zealand. Department of Lands and Survey. Auckland District Office

Reference: MapColl-832.18gbbd/1911/Acc.5768

Description: A base map of rural lands and small grazing runs for lease in the Tauhara Survey District, on the shores of Lake Taupo, has been used by H. Hill to show his own land and other sections leased by him. Several farm blocks include pencilled monetary values while others are shaded and include positions of buildings. H. Hill's own section has handwritten notes 'Afforested & finish', 69 acres, Sold' and adjacent to this section a note states ' Letter to I. Hislop Oct 23/22 re leasing reserve/thermal sp.'. A handwritten pencilled note states 'George Wall, Waitahanui, Tender for fencing' with several pencilled arithmetical sums. The Taupo - Napier Road continues as hand-drawn lines in ink across farm sections. Several sections are marked as withdrawn. A hand-drawn compass indicates the aspect. A letter mounted on the bottom right of the map is a reply from the Commissioner of Crown Lands, K.M. Graham, to H. Hill about lease of extra land. The base map itself is of sections of lands in the Tauhara Survey District, Auckland Land District No. 1095. Includes references to Native Owners and Crown Land, a thermal springs reserve. An extensive statement on the left side of the map begins with the heading Rural Lands and small-grazing runs for lease, and include the date of 24th. October 1911 at the District Lands Office, Auckland. A schedule of the sections includes the valuations, acreages and rent. Instructions to applicants and a caution follow with the printed name of Eric C. Gold Smith, Commissioner of Crown Lands. Includes an abstract of the conditions of lease. Names listed are: G. Wehringo, Sarah E. Clark, Emma Clark, Annie Clark, H. Hill. The inset locality plan has been cut out and removed from the top right corner. Base map: Lands in Tauhara Survey District. [Wellington, N.Z.], John Mackay, Govt. Printer, [1911] Title taken from reverse of map. '1911 Taupo', 'Taupo leased section', 'Taupo lease sections also own' are written on the reverse. See also MS-Papers-0146 Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Ink and pencil on paper, backed with brown paper, coloured, 61.3 x 91.5 cm.

Date: 1906 - 1921

From: Valuation New Zealand: Land settlement plans for parts of the Waikato Region especially King Country, Kawhia and Otorohanga areas

By: New Zealand. Department of Lands and Survey. Auckland District Office; New Zealand. Printing and Stationery Department; Mackay, John, 1851-1937; Murray, William David Browne, 1843-1932; Valuation New Zealand

Reference: MapColl-832.17gbbd/1906/Acc.35361

Description: A poster-plan map number 839 made up of two maps, one a cadastral map of Whareorino survey district available for lease, the other a locality plan of the locality in the Waikato, from North Cape to Taupo. The cadastral map depicts Whareorino S.D. VII as Crown Land, and highlights in red the narrow strip of 230 acres along the cliffs as the land available for lease. Also depicts 1231 acres of Crown Land assigned to WH Cummings and GP Moore, 596 acres of Crown Land assigned to J T Hatton, Lot 1 of 2 assigned to W F Spence, with 666 acres of Lot 1 and 2 of X assigned to WF Kelly and HJ Kelly. Map also includes sevceral paragraphs of text outlining terms and conditions of the lease and condition of the land. Base map: Flax-cutting area.... Series, Auckland Land District No. 839. [Wellington, N.Z.], John Mackay, Govt. Printer, [1906]. Compiled at Head Office (WDB Murray), Department of Lands and Survey, 525.9/06 750. Stamped on map 'Sale map' top right corner. Stamped on map 'Approved Commissioner of Crown Lands 17/10/06 AH (signature indecipherable). Written on map in blue pencil 'Flax cutting areas (SR 839' bottom middle of map. On reverse of map the same map has been glued onto the linen. (Has annotation 'Superceeded - see map on face'. Glued over the map are three pages of typewritten terms and conditions of the lease, by District Lands and Survey Office, Auckland, 18 October, 1906, stamped '14'. On locality plan, the number '4' has been crossed out and replaced with '13'. '14' has also been crossed out. Other Titles - flax cutting Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Ink, pencil and watercolour on card, linen backed, coloured, scale [1:31 680] and [1: 25 344 000], 55 x 43 cm. Provenance: Donated by Valuation Department, 1991.

Date: 1916 - 1928

From: Valuation New Zealand: Land settlement plans for parts of the Waikato Region especially King Country, Kawhia and Otorohanga areas

By: New Zealand. Department of Lands and Survey. Auckland District Office; New Zealand. Printing and Stationery Department; Mackay, John, 1851-1937; Valuation New Zealand

Reference: MapColl-832.17gbbd/1917/Acc.35522

Description: A poster-plan map of Auckland Land District no. 1317 depicting 2102 acres of land for sale or lease to discharged soldiers. Made up of two maps, one a cadastral map of the Mangoira Block, indicating numbered sections and including acreages, owner's names and dates handwritten in each section. The other is a locality plan of the area from Kaipara Harbour south to New Plymouth which has an arrow pointing to Awakino. The map includes several paragraphs of text stating conditions of sale, information about the 'second class land', and instructions to applicants. The cadastral map depicts the Awakino North Survey District, with handwritten names listed as CM Raven, MC Pratt, LR Jones, T Cummings, GP Sage, CJ Randell, (earlier owners include Claud Neville de Gray Stevens, S Whitehead). Bordering these properties are the owners WD Black, JR Terrille, SM Black, Thomson, Jones, Cummings, Condon, Beuck, and well as two Native Reserves, and Native owners (Maori land blocks) of Mahoenui no. 4b and Manga - Awakino no. 4. Six scenic reserves are also shown. Many of the properties border the Mokau River. Base map: Mangoira Block.... Series, Auckland Land District No. 1317. [Wellington, N.Z.], John Mackay, Govt. Printer, [1916]. Department of Lands and Survey, 9/423. Signed: 'D. Glenn, 25.1.26' top left corner. Written on map in blue pencil 'Mangoira Block' (SP 1317) bottom middle of map. Glued to map is blue card, with the number '13' painted on it. Glued to cadastral map is text regarding section I, block II, including fiscal information and features of the property. Signed '1467' 24.2.28 and 28.2.28, '2nd class'. On reverse of map the same base map has been glued onto the card, without annotations. Blue card has been glued over this map in bottom left corner. Also includes an abstract of fiscal conditions, by the Land Board (which have been covered by blue card on the other map). Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Ink, pencil and watercolour on card, linen backed, coloured, scale [1:15 840], 55 x 43 cm. Provenance: Donated by Valuation Department, 1991

Date: 1852-1930

By: New Zealand. Lands and Deeds Office (Auckland)

Reference: 99-234

Description: Conveyances and mortgages for the Auckland land registration area. There are no documents for 1853, 1855-1858, 1860-1862, 1890-1894, 1899, and 1915 Relationship complexity - See also Deeds and conveyances (73-149). Provenance unknown but very likely part of the same collection Arrangement: Arranged in chronological order Quantity: 2 box(es) (24 folders). 0.60 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holographs Provenance: Unknown Donor/Lender/Vendor - Provenance unknown. Box labelled `Conveyances ex Sydney Street MSS Room 10/12/68'

Date: 1908-1924

From: Ngata, Apirana Turupa (Sir), 1874-1950 : Further papers

Reference: MS-Papers-7575-013

Description: Contains letters from family and professional acquaintances relating to Maori land, Maori councils and family matters Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss

Date: [1880-1994]

From: Grace family : Papers

Reference: fMS-Papers-7270

Description: Certificate of title, return of income for William H Grace, agreement, land deed, and street map, Whitaker, Grey, Oliver and Whitmore streets (1909) Quantity: 1 folder(s). Map of block of land encircled by Whitaker, Grey, Oliver and Whitmore streets (1909)