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Manuscript

Notebook (vol 22)

Date: [1940-1950]

From: Adkin, George Leslie, 1888-1964 : Ethnological notebooks

Reference: MS-Papers-6061-23

Description: Contents comprise notes on adze types from Makorokio Stream, Ohau, and Poroporo Ridge; ancient rock paintings; map of Weka Pass; on Maerewhenua, a name with six variants; on the rediscovery of the kohakatakahea; data from P J Burstall; of a visit to Maketu; adzes from Westland, Moutapu Bay and Amuri Bluff (with maps); and other notes Arrangement: Notebook no 22 Quantity: 1 folder(s) (volume).

Manuscript

Maori notebook (vol 53)

Date: [1961-1962]

From: Adkin, George Leslie, 1888-1964 : Ethnological notebooks

Reference: MS-Papers-6061-54

Description: Comprises reports and notes on old Maori burial ground at Paretoa; the site of the outrigger canoe hull, nr Te Horo (with map); unusual adze form pendant, nr Waikanae; Maori net floats; preliminary tour of Horowhenua by Palmerston North Polynesian group, with map showing pa; circular letter to Wairarapa and Manawatu; problematical contents of a Wairarapa Maori cache; cloak-pin or fish-threader bodkin from Castlepoint; memoranda of a Maori skull from the Waikanae dune-belt; identification of a large wooden artefact, nr Waikanae; from Keith Cairns re Maori sites; photographs, L Horowhenua and eastern end of L Papaitonga Arrangement: Notebook no 53 Quantity: 1 folder(s) (volume).

Manuscript

Maori place-names of New Zealand (vol 16)

Date: [1944]

From: Adkin, George Leslie, 1888-1964 : Ethnological notebooks

Reference: MS-Papers-6061-17

Description: Contents comprise notes re adze types; type VII, VB from Turakina district; Waitaha adze from Porirua Harbour; from Mangaroa; type IIA from Patea; greenstone adze from Levin-Foxton highway area; map of sites of Horowhenua adzes found by Henry J Kilsby; grey stone adze from Heatherlea-Koputaroa area, Horowhenua; blackstone adzes from Onukuwaiata, Waimakaira, Horowhenua and Wallace Road, Levin; location maps of adzes found by A Seifert, A Gillespie, Louis Noara and on Clifford's farm, Tokomaru area (1941-1944); adzes from Makurerua Swamp, Horowhenua Arrangement: Notebook no 16 Quantity: 1 folder(s) (volume).

Manuscript

Register of male and female population - He Tuhituhinga o nga tangata o te Hahi - Kapit...

Date: 1835-1846

From: Church of the Province of New Zealand. Wellington Diocese : Central and parish records

Reference: MSZ-0081

Description: Folder of loose material removed from volume stored with it in phase box Contains a census of the Anglican Maori female population of the Kapiti and Horowhenua areas, with occasional notes about various individuals Arrangement: Boxed together with MSZ-0080, MSZ-0082, MSZ-0083, MSZ-0084, MSZ-0085, and MSZ-0085A-C (folders) Quantity: 1 volume(s).

Manuscript

Articles

From: Adkin, George Leslie, 1888-1964 : Papers and diaries

Reference: MS-Papers-0261-02/3

Description: Articles - An ancient outrigger float from a Re Horo swamp, Western Wellington; and a patu type, attributable to the Ngatimamoe culture from the Horowhenua-Manawatu area, Western Wellington Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Manuscript

Correspondence with Selwyn Simcox

Date: 1949-1953

From: Adkin, George Leslie, 1888-1964 : Papers and diaries

Reference: MS-Papers-0261-34/09

Description: Correspondence, mostly from Selwyn Simcox, to Adkin about the history, Maori and European, and geology of Kapiti and Horowhenua districts. Includes information about Simcox's desire to write a brief history of Rangiatea Maori church, the Wellington-Manawatu Railway line, and the Hadfield family (with some geneaology). Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Manuscript

Diary

Date: 1925

From: Adkin, George Leslie, 1888-1964 : Diaries

Reference: Micro-MS-0600-04

Description: Chronological account of Adkin's farming activities and his interests in local Human History and Natural History as well as Ethnology. Includes information on Kapiti Island (ie. Waiorua Bay, Motungangara, and Wharekohu where Te Rauparaha was said to have signed the Treaty). Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s).

Manuscript

Waikanae Area and Horowhenua County District Scheme (54/95)

Date: 1956-1960

From: Wellington Regional Planning Authority : Records

Reference: 75-156-097B

Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Manuscript

Diagrams of artefacts

Date: [19--]

From: Adkin, George Leslie, 1888-1964 : Papers and diaries

Reference: MSI-Papers-0261-10/18A

Description: Maps and tracings of land features and various archaeological finds, including numerous Maori artefacts (usually made from either bone or wood, but includes some human remains), from around NZ but mostly from the Horowhenua district. Examples are a whale club (patu paraoa) found at Horowhenua, and a whale bone comb (heru paraoa) found at Waikanae.

Manuscript

Atlas of anthropology, ethnology and archaeology, nos 1-2

Date: [19--]

From: Adkin, George Leslie, 1888-1964 : Papers and diaries

Reference: MS-Papers-0261-35/4

Description: Notes taken from published and manuscript sources mainly concerning pre-history and Horowhenua area Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Manuscript

Maori notebook (vol 52)

Date: [1960-1961]

From: Adkin, George Leslie, 1888-1964 : Ethnological notebooks

Reference: MS-Papers-6061-53

Description: Comprises report on quadrilateral adze with tang reduction; discovery of canoe hull (waka ama) of form requiring an outrigger attachment, Te Horo; timetable and background notes to tour of Hawke's Bay; notes; sketch of Napier harbour from 1870 map; drawing of small pataka and trig station profile; street map of Napier, with route noted; photgraphs of group (identified); extended genealogy, Tainui and Takitimu canoes to David Winterburn; the magnificent Winterburn adze; squat mere-like patu from Makurerua-Linton area; map, Horowhenua-Manawatu area showing localities of recent archaeological and Maori lore finds, the Makurerua-Linton adze and the Paretoa old burial place Also photographs of Adkin, map showing Maori sites and place-names of the Heretaunga Plains, ca 1850 (from Colenso); and photographs of the Makurerua-Linton patu Arrangement: Notebook no 52 Quantity: 1 folder(s) (volume).

Manuscript

Electorate surveys - Horowhenua / Heretaunga

Date: 1 Jul 1978

From: New Zealand National Party : Further records

Reference: 89-075-142/02

Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Manuscript

Maori notes and references

Date: [19--]

From: Adkin, George Leslie, 1888-1964 : Papers and diaries

Reference: MS-Papers-0261-35/3

Description: Notes and references copied from various published sources with particular reference to the Ngati Raukawa, Ngati Toa and Muaupoko tribes, with accompanying whakapapa - some of which is incorrect. also includes notes about Maori weaponary, Wellington place names etc. Quantity: 1 folder(s) (2 vols).

Manuscript

Maps and diagrams

Date: [ca 1910-1950s]

From: Adkin, George Leslie, 1888-1964 : Papers and diaries

Reference: MSO-Papers-0261-10/18B

Description: Contents: 1942 annotated wall calendar; map showing place-names and occupation sites of Eastern Palliser Bay; diagrams of Maori artifacts found in Lake Horowhenua and from shore near Te Hou Pa; sketch of N-W part of Lake Horowhenua showing position of Mangaroa Pa etc; artifacts from Mangaroa Pa mound and adjacent swamps; sketch plan of former Kirikiri Kainga; map of North Island showing sites giving archeological evidence of the progressive migration of the ancient Wiataha from northern most New Zealand to Cook Strait; sketch of triangular adze from Titahi Bay, Porirua; map showing tribal and hapu areas of Horowhenua; map of Lake Horowhenua and environs showing Maori place names and sites; plan of Pipiriki Pa, Lake Horowhenua; sketch plan of Waipata Island Pa, Lake Horowhenua; map of Mangaroa Pa mound and environs; plan etc of Kikopiri whare-whakairo at Muhurioa West, near Ohau; Lake Papaitonga, Otaki showing place-names and sites; diagrams of Moawhango skull; tracing of Rimutaka Range and S-W hill system & Tararua Range showing major features and tramping data; maps, diagrams and plans of Hawkes Bay and Manawatu Gorge; diagrams, plans, sections of various Wellington and Wairarapa fault lines; map of lower course of Waianakaura River, N-E Otago; various geological maps of Tararua Ranges (including panorama from Te Paki, near Shannon); printed map showing survey districts of Otago Land District, and of Southland Land District; plan of subdivision of Te Rauawa Station at Ohau, 1920; sale notice for Kawiu Estate, Levin, Oct 1919 (owned by Lindsay McDonald; plan of Heatherlea Estate for auction sale, Sep 1918 (estate of late J R McDonald of Levin); map of New Zealand showing railways open for traffic, 1902; map showing Napier Harbour Board proposed inner harbour extension and reclamation areas, 1919; several maps showing physical configuration of Horowhenua in past times, 1910

Manuscript

Georgina G Anderson - A visit to New Zealand

Date: 1884-1885 (1934)

From: Anderson family : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-10737-3

Description: An account of a visit to New Zealand in 1884-1885 written by Georgina Gertrude Anderson. Anderson describes the experiences of herself and her mother, sailing on the `Doric', arriving in Wellington, going to Wanganui by land, the wedding of Anderson's sister at Wanganui and then travelling to the South Island via Palmerston North, Masterton and Wellington, sailing to Christchurch, back to Wanganui, the Pink and White Terraces, Cambridge, Rotorua, the Blue and Green Lakes, Taupo, Tarawera, and their voyage back to England on the `Rimukaka'. Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Manuscript

Political survey - Horowhenua Electorate

Date: 4 May 1987

From: New Zealand National Party : Further records

Reference: 89-075-140/50

Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Manuscript

Inward correspondence - William Fox

Date: 1863

From: Mantell family : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0083-281

Description: Correspondence about the New Zealand wars in Taranaki and concern about escalating tension among the Horowhenua - Manawatu tribes particularly Ngati Raukawa and Ngati Apa/ Muaupoko/ Rangitane. Quantity: 1 folder(s) (22 letters).

Manuscript

Maori references

Date: [19--]

From: Adkin, George Leslie, 1888-1964 : Papers and diaries

Reference: MS-Papers-0261-35/2

Description: Notes taken from published and manuscript sources mainly concerning pre-history, Horowhenua, Waikaremoana, Kapiti (Otaki), and Wairoa districts. Includes extracts from Otaki Land Court minute books, Old Wairoa, Horowhenua Commission, and the Polynesian Society Journal. Also includes whakapapa copied from Mitchell's "Takitimu", with some notes; and extracts from the report of Charles H Kettle (assistant surveyor to the New Zealand Co.) regarding the Manawatu, Wairarapa and Hutt Vally districts. Kettle was guided by the Ngati Raukawa chief Te Ahukaramu. Quantity: 1 folder(s) (3 vol).

Manuscript

H T Whatahoro Jury - Whakapapa book

Date: 1900-1904

From: Maori Purposes Fund Board : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0189-124

Description: Contains whakapapa, with particular reference to Ngati Raukawa and Ngati Toa and shows relationship to the Kingitanga, waiata, and notes about the migration of Ngati Apa from the Whakatane area to Rangitikei, and notes about the Kurahaupo canoe (passengers etc) Also contains notes about conflicts involving Wairarapa hapu Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss

Manuscript

Maps and plans

Date: n d

From: Adkin, George Leslie, 1888-1964 : Papers and diaries

Reference: MSO-Papers-0261-10/18C

Description: Map of Kapiti Island showing historical sites; geological plan of Horowhenua Block; geomorphology and geology of Horowhenua lowland; sketch plan of part of Tararua Range, by Adkin and Francis. Whakapapa chart showing relationship of Waitaha to Ngai Tahu on rear of Tararua sketch map. Quantity: 1 folder(s).

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