MANUSCRIPT
Smith, William Mein, 1799-1869 : Report of a journey in the Wairarapa, addressed to Donald McLean
- Date
- 10 Nov 1853
- By
- Smith, William Mein, 1799-1869McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877
- Reference
- MS-Papers-3440
- Description
"Report of a journey from the upper part of the Wairarapa Valley, through the valley of the Kopuaranga, to the river Mangatainoka, and back through a part of the Forty-mile Bush into [the] Wairarapa". Addressed to McLean as Commissioner of Crown Lands.
Mein Smith commenced his journey on 26 Oct 1853 and returned home on 9 Nov. He was accompanied at various points by local Maori who pointed out boundaries for the purpose of reserving land from sale; Smith also makes extenisve notes about the geography, geology and flora of the country through which he passes, and records may of the original Maori placenames.
Source of title - Supplied title
Quantity: 1 folder(s) (13 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres.
Physical Description: Holograph
Provenance: Document has been removed from a pinned file, possibly in the old Lands and Survey Department at some point.
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Format
- 1 folder(s) (13 leaves), 0.01 Linear Metres, Manuscripts, Reports, Holograph
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