A.P.B.W., fl 1971-1975 :Coates properties (Unuwhau - Hukatere - Ruawai) c1867-1972 - expansion and contraction [ms map].

Four maps of the Coates brothers' land between the Kaipara Harbour and the Arapaoa River, from Ruawai and east to Pahi, over different timeframes.

First map; 'Original holdings - c. 1875'. Shows the Coates brothers' land blocks; the Unuwhao (2500 acres), the Hukatere block (10,410 acres leased from Maori owners) and the Ruawai; also shows Ruatuna House, Thomas Coates' House 'Te Kawau', the horse trek from Tinopai at Komiti Bay to Paparoa. Land ownership notes on map quote sources.

Second map; 'The Three Estates - landholding at greatest extent c.1921'. Shows the three Coates estates Ruawai, The Swamp and Unuwhao, as well as small area owned by the Education Department. Land ownership notes on the map quote sources. As per Cadastral Maungaturoto Sheet 7128.

Third map; 'Private sales, crown sales for soldier settlement by 1948'. Map shows land transferance and sales to returned soldiers via the Crown. Reference notes beside map.

Fourth map: 'The Remnant - 1972'. Shows remaining Ruatuna property, Coates Memorial CHurch, State Highway No. 12, Post Office Matakohe, what was the horse track to Tinopai in 1875 as tar sealed road. D.R. Coates had sold farm.

Areas and survey plans taken from New Zealand Cadastral maps one inch to one mile. NZMS Ruawai Sheet NZ7 survey office records 1.10.1963 and Maungaturoto Sheet NZ8 survey office records 1.2.1964.

Signed A.P.B.W. Aug 1975

Quantity: 4 manuscript map(s) on one sheet.

Physical Description: Felt tip pen on paper, part coloured, scale indeterminable, 56 x 76 cm.

Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - Sutch, William Ball, 1907-1975. Papers (Exact reference unknown).