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Inward letters in Maori
Date: Aug-Dec 1858
From: McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0032-0682B
Description: Letters from Maori to McLean about various topics; there are letters about land transactions with confirmation of details and payments, complaints about non-payment of rents by Pakeha settlers, letters with requests for various things, and a printed letter about the touring circuit for Bishop Selwyn Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Inventory available on microfilm. See MS-Copy-Micro-0535-102.
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
Letter from Hone Ropiha to McLean
Date: 26 Mar 1849
From: McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0032-0673B-06
Description: Letter from Waiwakaiho regarding sundry affairs Quantity: 1 piece (1 page on 1 leaf).
Letter from Hone Ropiha to McLean and George Grey
Date: 18 May 1852
From: McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0032-0676C-07
Description: Quantity: 1 piece (2 pages on 1 leaf).
Letter from Hone Ropiha to McLean
Date: 6 Oct 1850
From: McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0032-0674E-03
Description: Letter from Waiwakaiho informing McLean of the disagreements over land sales and a general lack of communication on the parts of all those involved which might be remedied by McLean's attendance Quantity: 1 piece (4 pages on 1 leaf).
Letter from Hone Ropiha Wareroa to Nga Pakeha
Date: 13 Oct 1850
From: McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0032-0674E-09
Description: Letter written from Te Kawau which is a copy with another contemporary copy and note from Henry Halse Quantity: 1 piece (2 pages on 1 leaf).
Letter from Te Herewini, Aperahama, Henare, Paora & Te Ropiha to McLean
Date: 12 Nov 1859
From: McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0032-0683C-14
Description: Quantity: 1 piece (2 pages on 1 leaf).
Letter from Te Ropiha to McLean
Date: 1857
From: McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0032-0681B-21
Description: Letter written from Porangahau Quantity: 1 piece (2 pages on 1 leaf).
Letter from Te Ropiha and others to McLean
Date: 20 Jan 1862
From: McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0032-0686A-19
Description: Letter written from Te Ropiha and others (all listed) regarding the sale of land Quantity: 1 piece (4 pages on 1 leaf).
Correspondence and other papers in Maori
Date: 1840-1880
From: McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0032-1010
Description: Contains letters from Maori about a wide range of topics; there are letters about land issues in Taranaki, Wairarapa and Hawke's Bay (the letters include information about boundaries of various blocks together with some sketch maps, lists of the land holdings of individuals, sale and lease agreements, price negotiations, receipts for payments, lands claimed by Ngati Tama and Ngati Mutunga in north Taranaki, and the return of certain lands to Maori) There are also letters about the provision of goods and services by Maori (including payment for work as police, ship-berthing rights at Gisborne, charges for firewood, and labour costs), receipts for goods and cash received, and a copy of the will of Rora Poneke. Language - All material is in Maori Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Letter from Hone Ropiha to McLean and George Grey
Date: 9 May 1852
From: McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0032-0676C-04
Description: Quantity: 1 piece (2 pages on 1 leaf).
Letter from Hone Ropiha to McLean and George Grey
Date: 18 May 1852
From: McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0032-0676C-06
Description: Quantity: 1 piece (3 pages on 1 leaf).
Letter from Hone Ropiha to McLean
Date: 18 Jan 1848
From: McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0032-0672A-04
Description: Cross-hatched letter describing dealings with pakeha in the area Quantity: 1 piece (3 pages on 1 leaf).
Letter from Hone Ropiha to McLean
Date: 4 Jul 1850
From: McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0032-0674C-06
Description: Letter written from Waiwakaiho regarding land sales but scribed by Kipa Quantity: 1 piece (4 pages on 1 leaf).
Letter from Hone Ropiha to McLean
Date: 11 Jun 1849
From: McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0032-0673C-03
Description: From Waiwakaiho regarding land sales Accompanying material - Includes photocopies as writing on the original is faint Quantity: 1 piece (2 pages on 1 leaf).
Strutt, William 1825-1915 :Hone Ropiha, a powerful chief in the Taranaki district. Hone...
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-006
Description: 1. Hone Ropiha, a Maori man wearing a cap and European clothing covered with a flax cloak, seated on a rock. 2. His father, reclining, wrapped in a red blanket, inside the palisades of a pa. 3. A frontal and side view of Rawiri, seated, wrapped in a red blanket Quantity: 3 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Pencil and watercolour on 3 sheets glued to album page
Letter to Tamati Te Ito from Hone Ropiha Ngahuahua
Date: 18 Oct 1858
From: Atkinson, Arthur Samuel, 1833-1902 : Maori letters from Taranaki
Reference: fMS-Papers-2327-03-10
Description: Letter to Tamati Te Ito at Waitara from Hone Ropiha Ngahuahua [translates as John Hobbs]. Arrangement: Formerly letter 34 in paper inventory Quantity: 1 piece.