Kakaramea

Date: 1876-1882

By: Petch, Robert, 1852-

Reference: MS-Papers-0252

Description: Outward correspondence to his family in England. The first letter and half of the second were written from Nelson, the remainder from Kakaramea in the Taranaki Province where Petch initially bought land but was ultimately forced to sell at a loss. The letters, scattered with anecdotes of local interest, give a very full impression of early colonial life in a fast growing settlement, still under the influence of uncertain Maori-Pakeha relations, with emphasis on domestic, agricultural and economic establishment Quantity: 3 folder(s). 0.03 Linear Metres. Finding Aids: Piece-level inventory available.

Date: 1880 - 1889

From: Smith, Maurice Crompton, 1864-1953 :[Sketchbooks] 1883-1899, 1904-1943.

By: Crompton-Smith, Maurice, 1864-1953

Reference: E-300-q-1-042

Description: View from the sea, looking towards the coastline with rocky outcrops, ranges of hills, and 'bush' noted on the nearer slopes. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil, 69 x 225 mm

Date: [192-?]

From: Wall, John Reginald, 1870?-1944 :Photographs

Reference: 1/2-017887-G

Description: Kakaramea Hotel, Kakaramea, Taranaki, photographed by John Reginald Wall, circa 1920s. Note on back of file print reads: Kakaramea Hotel, a two storied wooden building with the sign in front - `Look - water for cars' 1920s. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Gelatin dry plate negative

Date: 1924 - 1947

From: New Zealand Geographic Board: Selection of maps of New Zealand

By: New Zealand. Department of Lands and Survey; Dick, Russell Gladstone, 1898-1966; Kemp, J M, 1884-1908; Strawbridge, J S, active 1924-1950; E.V. Paul (Firm)

Reference: MapColl-NZGB-2/11/126/ACC.54812

Description: Cadastral map - Plan of the Carlyle Survey District (Taranaki 37). Published by New Zealand Lands and Survey Department, under the authority of R G Dick, Surveyor-General, 1947. Printed by E V Paul, Government Printer, Wellington. Drawn by J M Kemp, with additions, September 1924. By J S Strawbridge, Chief Surveyor Taranaki. Map shows Boundaries of Survey Districts, Boundaries of Survey Blocks, and Boundaries of Old Districts. Inset map shows sections 488, 489, 503 and 547 of Block III. Manuscript pencil shading of two sections on either side of Wilson Road with note "C W Broughton killed by Hauhaus Oct 1865" - in reference to Charles William Broughton who was acting as a government interpreter when he was killed at Kakaramea Pa on 1 October 1865, (see The Murder of Mr Broughton, 'New Zealand Herald', vol 2, no 604, 19 October 1865, page 5). Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Printed map on linen-backed paper; scale 80 chains to 1 inch; 42 x 41.5 cm

Date: 1924 - 1947

From: New Zealand Geographic Board: Selection of maps of New Zealand

By: New Zealand. Department of Lands and Survey; Dick, Russell Gladstone, 1898-1966; Kemp, J M, 1884-1908; Strawbridge, J S, active 1924-1950; E.V. Paul (Firm)

Reference: MapColl-NZGB-2/11/127/ACC.54813

Description: Cadastral map - Plan of the Carlyle Survey District (Taranaki 37). Published by New Zealand Lands and Survey Department, under the authority of R G Dick, Surveyor-General, 1947. Printed by E V Paul, Government Printer, Wellington. Drawn by J M Kemp, with additions, September 1924. By J S Strawbridge, Chief Surveyor Taranaki. Map shows boundaries of survey districts, survey blocks, and old districts. Inset map shows sections 488, 489, 503 and 547 of Block III. Hand-coloured shading of some sections in red watercolour - primarily reserve land along coast and river. Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Printed map on linen-backed paper; scale 40 chains to 1 inch; 56 x 84 cm

Date: 16 Sep 1958

From: Whites Aviation Ltd: Photographs

Reference: WA-47819-F

Description: Aerial photograph taken by Whites Aviation. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative, 1/2 plate

Date: 1924

From: New Zealand Geographic Board: Selection of maps of New Zealand

By: New Zealand. Department of Lands and Survey; Neill, William Thomson, 1864-1943; Walshe, Harry Edward, 1883-1948; Cook, John, -1934; Skinner, William Alexander George, 1865-1939; Kemp, J M, 1884-1908

Reference: MapColl-NZGB-2/7/77/Acc.54763

Description: Cadastral plan of the Carlyle Survey District - Taranaki (TN 37). Published by New Zealand Lands and Survey, under authority of W T Neill, Surveyor-General, September 1924. Surveyed by John Cook, Chief Surveyor Taranaki. Drawn by J M Kemp, with additions by W Conway, September 1924. Imprint H E Walshe, Chief Draughtsman, Head Office, Lands and Survey Department, Wellington. Printed by W A G Skinner, Government Printer, Wellington. Map shows boundaries of survey districts, boundaries of survey blocks, and boundaries of old districts. Annotations include coloured highlighting of boundary of the Borough of Patea, with the additional title 'Boro' of Patea', in red lettering in lower margin of map. Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Printed map on linen-backed paper, 43 x 52 cm

Date: 1878 - 1887

From: New Zealand Geographic Board: Selection of maps of New Zealand

By: New Zealand. Department of Lands and Survey; Gordon, William Francis Robert, 1846-1936; McKerrow, James, 1834-1919; Climie, Henry Westcott, 1857-1929; Humphries, Thomas, 1841-1928

Reference: MapColl-NZGB-2/7/87/Acc.54773

Description: Map of the Carlyle Survey District - Triangulation. Published by New Zealand Survey, under authority of James McKerrow, Surveyor-General. Surveyed by H W Climie 1878; Thomas Humphries, Chief Surveyor, New Plymouth. Drawn by W Gordon. Imprint Photolithographed at the General Survey Office, Wellington, N.Z., August 1887. Includes table of distances on the meridian and perpendicular of geo station A (Huirangi). Map features minor pencil annotations in margin. Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Printed map on linen-backed paper, scale 80 chains to 1 inch, 42 x 45 cm

Date: [ca 1841-1885], (1956)

By: Hawken, Oswald James, 1870-1957

Reference: MS-Papers-0696

Description: Notes on the Hawken family, ca 1841-1885, compiled from family reminiscences by O J Hawken of Wanganui in 1956. The describe the arrival of Joseph and John Hawken and the Baylys (family of Joseph Hawken's wife) in New Plymouth and eventual move of the Hawkens to Kakaramea. Includes accounts of the New Zealand wars, 1860-1861 and 1863-1868. Source of title - Supplied Quantity: 1 folder(s) (49 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph (photocopy)

Date: 1858-1859, 1879

From: Powdrell family: Correspondence from John and Samuel Dutton Powdrell, with transcripts

Reference: MS-Papers-12148

Description: Comprises three letters written by John Dutton Powdrell and two by Samuel Dutton Powdrell sent to their family in 1858, 1859, and 1879. Letters written in 1858 and 1859 describe the Powdrell brothers' travel in Hawke's Bay, farming practices at Te Aute, as well as related activities (building houses, pig hunting, domestic tasks). Letters also discuss the quality of land at Ahuriri, the brothers' resources and income, raupō houses, and James Williams' house and farm. Also contain news about Samuel Morgan, James and Samuel Williams, and requests for news from England. Letters written in 1879 are from John Dutton Powdrell in Kakaramea and discuss the death of his son, Arthur. The two letters written by Samuel Dutton Powdrell are sent from either one location with alternate spellings or two locations named "Tapuaeharinui" and "Tapaeharuru". Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Five handwritten letters. Provenance: Donated by J N Powdrell, Te Puke, 2016.