Land use - New Zealand - Hawke's Bay Region

Date: 1858-1880

Reference: MS-Papers-3961

Description: Mainly inwards letters to and copies of outwards letters from Donald McLean re personal and family matters, Maori land purchases (Ngatarawa Blocks 4 & 5) and financial concerns, and his own purchase of Akitio Station 1874-1885; account for legal fees made out to R D D McLean of Napier, 1880; list of stores for Akitio Station for 1869; draft of a letter to Judge Johnston from an unknown writer, dated 11 May 1859; and a plan on linseed paper of surveyed blocks in the East Coast area. Language - (and English) Source of title - Supplied Quantity: 1 folder(s) (30 items). Physical Description: Holographs and mss Provenance: Found in Manuscripts Section

Date: 1861 - 1895

From: Gambrill, Reginald Frank 1890?-1975 : The Russell saga

Reference: qMS-0821

Description: Deals with various land transactions in which the Russell family was concerned, especially the acquisition of Tunanui and Flaxmere (1961-1895); includes appendix of letters from William Russell Russell of England (1861-1895). The contents list is (1) `The family fortunes'; (2) `Land' with sections on Mangakuri, Redclyffe, Moorlands, The Curragh (Fairfield), Dunmore, Craigdean (Partnership), Mount View and speculations; and Tunanui (including freedholding), Flaxmere, Russell Bros partnership (1861-1895); Guy as manager of Tunanui and Twyford's (Ham's share) (1895-1909); the sale to Guy and Guy as owner (1909-1914); and (3) selected letters from William Russell in NZ to his brother and co-partner Andrew Hamilton Russell (Ham) in England and Europe (1875-1895) Quantity: 1 volume(s).

Date: March 13th 1914

Reference: PAColl-4269

Description: Photograph of the Hawke's Bay Land Board in 1914. Sent as a postcard to the Chairman of the Wellington Land Board. Photographer was T Hyde. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1857-1957

By: Hunter family

Reference: MS-Papers-0049

Description: The papers include an almost complete sequence of 450 letters dealing minutely with David Hunter's management of Porangahau Station (1859-1877); business correspondence of the firm of Bethune and Hunter; George Ernest Hunter's letters which formed the basis of his travel book `Round and about'; genealogies, obituaries and much miscellaneous data, some original, on the streets and social and business institutions of Wellington Other Titles - Round and about Relationship complexity - See also Robert Henry Hunter. Notebooks recording comments and criticisms of G E Hunter's `Round and about', ca 1939 [MS-1056-1059, Acc 97,810-3]; Robert Henry Hunter. Account book, 1912-1950 [qMS-1027, Acc 97,809]; and Dorothy Hunter. Notes on holdings of stocks and shares [qMS-1026, Acc 97,808] Quantity: 176 folder(s). 1 volume(s). 2 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss, typescripts and printed matter Finding Aids: Partial piece-level inventory available. Transfers: To Drawings & Prints Collection - Medals, camera, tin of pumonas and a writing-pad transferred to Curios.

Date: [1940-1950]

By: Isdale, Alistair Murray, 1911-2001

Reference: MS-Group-0997

Description: Unpublished manuscript, presumably by Isdale; title continues; `...war worn territory, land of much beauty, till now isolated'. Also letters from Hammond to Harry written from Thorntons Bay, Coromandel, listing New Zealand books held by Hammond, and giving biographical information about illustrator Miss L A Daff (1948). The history of northern Hawke's Bay begins before Maori arrived, covers the Maori history of the area, tells of the arrival of Europeans, the missioanries, settlement and farming, establishment of local government business and services, looks at the contemporary position of Maori in the area, tourism, schools and other aspects. The decorated cover has a photograph of the Carroll Memorial Hall, Waihirere, illustrations of Maori design and photograph of a vessel on the back cover Source of title - Transcribed Relationship complexity - See J G Wilson's `History of Hawke's Bay' with which Isdale was involved Quantity: 2 folder(s) (one in a case folder). 0.03 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph and typescript Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Purchased from Crows Nest Books, Hamilton, Apr 2001 The cover is illustrated in black and white ink and possibly pastel

Date: [6 Jun 1870-28 Nov 1872, 16 Jan 1876-31 Dec 1877, 1 Jan 1878-16 Jul 1880]

By: Hunter family

Reference: MS-Group-2126

Description: Collection comprises 250 letters, mainly from George Hunter (1859-1930) to his father (Director of Bethune and Hunter in Wellington) relating to the running of Porangahau Station 1878-1880. Includes letters from Annie, the widow of William Henry Hunter, to her brother in law George Hunter (1821-1880) relating to her family's lives on the Station. Both writers mention the building and use of a chapel on the Station. Also includes business papers of George Hunter (1821-1880). Source of title - Supplied by Library Other - Most letters came in original envelope, with stamp torn off, probably by the vendor, Mowbray Collectibles. Other - Continues information on Porangahau Station contained in MS-Papers-0049 and listed in an inventory for these papers. George Hunter (1821-1880) bought Porangahau station in Hawkes Bay around 1854. Hunter's two sons David Souter and William Henry took over the management and running of the station until 1877 when George Hunter (1859-1930) took over. He was joined by his brother Paul in 1879. Quantity: 24 folder(s). 0.50 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss, printed matter Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Purchase, Mowbray's Stamp Auction, Wellington, Nov 2012 (A2012-174)

Date: 11 Mar 1995 - 6 Apr 1995 - 27 Nov 1996

From: Hawkes Bay oral history project

By: Hayes, John, 1940-

Reference: OHInt-0438-07

Description: John Hayes was born in Hastings in 1940. He spent his early years in Wellington returning to Hawkes Bay at the age of seven. Comments that he did not know his father who was overseas during World War II and then separated from his mother. Recalls living with his grandmother in Lower Hutt while his mother was matron at Wellesley College, Eastbourne. Recalls his mother remarrying in 1950. Describes being a boarder at Napier Boys High School and leaving school at the age of sixteen to go shepherding. Recalls that his parents drew a farm block in the Waikato. Describes working on a station milking cows and making butter. Talks about his marriage in 1966 and becoming manager of a farm inland from Wairoa. Describes working on another property near Wairoa and comments on relationships amongst staff. Mentions violence. Describes managing a property between Gisborne and Wairoa. Recalls Maori shearing gangs and a thriving rural infrastructure. Talks about hunting in the Ureweras, buying an old home and developing the land, an increase in land values and buying a smaller property at Tongoio. Mentions his wife's death from cancer. Recalls working with Elders Pastoral as goat co-ordinator, moving to Waipukurau as general agent and the devastation of Cyclone Bola. Recalls returning to Tongoio, community spirit, tennis matches and meeting his new partner. Describes moving to Havelock North and working for Mobil. Describes overseas travel and his family's activities. Discusses new developments in farming including the farming of ostriches, emus and llamas and reafforestation. Recalls the speed with which farming changed as a result of the removal of farm subsidies and deregulation. Discusses parochialism and the issue of the location of Hawkes Bay hospital. Discusses Maori protestors. Talks about collecting things, garage sales, car boot sales and auctions. Discusses his stable where he keeps his collection of hill country machinery. Talks about tourism and the nationalities of tourists. Mentions his partner's Dutch origins and returning to Holland with her. Discusses clothing including the Swandri. Talks about buying and selling totara posts and batons. Recalls being part of the Hawkes Bay Hunt which hunts the hare. Comments on MMP. Mentions a son who has returned from his OE (overseas experience) and relationships as a result of the OE. Comments on the cost of tertiary education. Interviewer(s) - Robert Paton Interviewer(s) - Joyce Paton Accompanying material - Newspaper cutting about his business Totata Antique Posts which he runs from Totara Stables. Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-7924,7925,7926,7927; OHLC-4031,4032,4033,4034. Quantity: 4 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 1 interview(s). 4 Hours Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete OHA-2138. Photograph of John Hayes in accompanying newspaper cutting Search dates: 1940 - 1996

Date: [1940-1950]

From: Isdale, Alistair Murray, 1911-2001: The Northern area; additional Hawke's Bay history

Reference: MSZ-0937

Description: The history of northern Hawke's Bay begins before Maori arrived, covers the Maori history of the area, tells of the arrival of Europeans, the missioanries, settlement and farming, establishment of local government business and services, looks at the contemporary position of Maori in the area, tourism, schools and other aspects. The decorated cover has a photograph of the Carroll Memorial Hall, Waihirere, illustrations of Maori design and photograph of a vessel on the back cover Arrangement: Loose papers from this volume at MS-Papers-7095 Quantity: 1 volume(s).