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Secretary, Native Department - Administration of native affairs
Date: 1856-1859
From: McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0032-0009
Description: Included in this folder is a paper by McLean that his biographer, Ray Fargher, describes as McLean's 'only comprehensive statement on land purchase policy'. The folder also includes information about the battle of Te Kuititanga, 1839. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Miscellaneous Maori notebook
Date: [ca 1865-1909]
From: Best, Elsdon, 1856-1931 : Papers
Reference: MS-0198
Description: Contains notes by Te Whatahoro Jury of Wairarapa about the creation of the universe and the creation of woman; also contains waiata and whakapapa, and notes about a number of historical events in New Zealand; also contains some draft letters, horse racing results and miscellaneous matter Source of title - Title from spine Quantity: 1 volume(s). Physical Description: Mss (¼ red morocco, red cloth)
Maori notebook Vol 4
Date: [ca 1914]
From: Best, Elsdon, 1856-1931 : Papers
Reference: MS-0191
Description: Rough notes on various topics including pa sites - Ihupuku Pa, Weraria [Weraroa] Pa etc (Most in shorthand) There are also notes about the activities (?) of various Wairarapa people and hapu, possibly in the 19th century, together with some waiata; the material is written in shorthand with various personal, hapu, and place- names interspersed through it Source of title - Title from spine Quantity: 1 volume(s). Physical Description: Mss (20 cm; ¼ red morocco, red cloth)
Maori notebook No 13
Date: [ca 1911]
From: Best, Elsdon, 1856-1931 : Papers
Reference: qMS-0193
Description: Contains information extracted from published works and manuscripts; Best has copied Maori land court records from `Te Wakataunga mo Nga Waka a Kupe me era atu poraka' (1891 - see printed collection catalogue for further details) and Wairarapa whakapapa and traditional information about the settlement of the East Coast from manuscripts by Te Matorohanga, Te Whatahoro, Hori Ropiha and others Includes index There are also notes about whakapapa, land claims, Maori customary practices, and the Maori occupation of the Wellington region This material may be the basis for Best's articles about `The Great Harbour of Tara' that appeared in the Journal of the Polynesian Society between 1917 and 1919 Source of title - Spine title Quantity: 1 volume(s). Physical Description: Holograph Processing information: Digitisation details - Some digitised pages include fold-out pages and loose leaves
Maori notebook No 15
Date: 1911-1913
From: Best, Elsdon, 1856-1931 : Papers
Reference: qMS-0194
Description: Contains notes copied by Best from the MSS of Te Whatahoro Jury about the discovery and settlement of New Zealand by Maori, together with various whakapapa; also includes notes copied from Shand's MSS about Wellington and the Chatham Islands; also includes some Ngati Porou whakapapa contributed by Ropata Wahawaha, and notes about Wellington Maori placenames contributed by Mrs Te Puni; contains further notes about Ngati Kahungunu and Rangitane at Wairarapa, early settlers in Porirua-Johnsonville areas (1840), vessels arriving and departing Wellington 1854-1856. Includes an extract from the surgeon's journal (Francis L Vickerman) of the `Kelso', 1849. Also material relating to the Treaty of Waitangi. Includes index Part of SBDD project Source of title - Spine title Quantity: 1 volume(s). Physical Description: Holograph
Hamiora Pio - Notebooks 4-5
Date: [ca 1885-1901]
From: Polynesian Society: Records
Reference: MS-Papers-1187-115
Description: There are notes in these volumes about whakapapa (both cosmological and human), accounts of migration frrom Hawaiki to New Zealand, whakatauki, karakia and waiata, notes about various customary practices, information about the relationship between the `tangata whenua' and the Hawaiki migrants and the introduction of the kumara to New Zealand; there is also information about various prominent mountains in the North Island, and narratives about Maui and about Te Tahi-o-te-rangi Quantity: 1 folder(s) (2 volumes).
A history of the Bailey and Lauder families - volume 1 the Bailey family
Date: 2013
From: Bailey, David Ross, 1938- : Family history materials
Reference: MSDL-2269
Description: Adobe PDF document providing an illustrated history of the Bailey and Lauder families in Great Britain, New Zealand and Australia, written by David R Bailey. Other Titles - An illustrated history of the Bailey and Lauder families in Great Britain, New Zealand and Australia - volume 1 the Bailey family Quantity: 1 Electronic document(s).
A history of the Bailey and Lauder families - volume 2 the Lauder family
Date: 2013
From: Bailey, David Ross, 1938- : Family history materials
Reference: MSDL-2270
Description: Adobe PDF document providing an illustrated history of the Bailey and Lauder families in Great Britain, New Zealand and Australia, written by David R Bailey. Other Titles - An illustrated history of the Bailey and Lauder families in Great Britain, New Zealand and Australia - volume 2 the Lauder family Quantity: 1 Electronic document(s).