Name transcribed from the minutes of a meeting held at Takapuwahia September 26, 1861 to hear a land dispute between Ngati Toa and Nicholas Searancke. The spokesperson for Ngati Toa was Te Kakakura Wi Parata. Te Waka is stated as being one of the Ngati Toa chiefs present at this meeting.
Te Waka, active 1861
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Native Land Purchase Commissioner - Papers
Date: 1860-1864
From: McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0032-0006
Description: Contains correspondence with regard to the purchase of Maori land in Hawke's Bay and Wairarapa in particular, and in Porirua to a lesser extent; some of the correspondence relates to the addressing of Maori grievances arising from the sales; also contains some correspondence about the conditions of McLean's employment and his role as a provincial politician Includes minutes of meeting held at Takapuwahia (26 Sep 1861) concerning charges brought against W N Searancke by Te Kakakura Wi Parata over a Ngati Toa land dispute. Quantity: 1 folder(s).