Rees, William Lee, 1836-1912

Date: [ca 1869-1898]

From: McLean family : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0032-1034

Description: Most of the papers in the folder relate to R D D Maclean and include correspondence and other papers relating to finance, farming, business, legal matters, insurance, land matters, wool industry and trade, membership and appointments, copies of letters re the Raukawa block, NZI pocket calendar and other papers. One letter is from a Madeline Bedingfield, lamenting her situation as an aunt having the responsibility of looking after her niece and nephew while she is ill and unemployable, and thanking R D D Maclean for his assistance. Identified persons entered under Name. Also includes letter to Donald McLean re the estate of R W I Carver and bankrupt (1869) Includes letter to Rev D McInnes of Oban from John G Campbell, Manse of Tiree re suitable stone for headstone, 1875 Quantity: 1 folder(s). Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Purchased from Sotheby's in 1969

Date: Jul-Dec 1885

From: Rolleston, William, 1831-1903 : Papers

Reference: 77-248-07/2

Description: Names of identifiable correspondents entered in name field Quantity: 1 folder(s). Transfers: To Ephemera Collection - New Zealand Implement Company catalogue for agricultural implements.

Date: 1878-1879

By: Pere, Wi, 1837-1915

Reference: MSI-Papers-2180

Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s) (16 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres.

Date: [ca 1860s-1890s]

From: McLean family : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0032-0934

Description: Contents include documents re J Rigger, 1893; land at Glenfalloch (portion of Maraekakaho estate) sold to William Richard Evans and Hugh Campbell, 1892; agreement re land at Ngatarawa pertaining to Karaitiana Takamoana (deceased), 1883; documents re land at Raukawa West, between Paramena One One of Paki Paki, Hawke's Bay and William Lee Rees of Gisborne, 1887; mortgage between Nikora Whitingara of Matahiwi, Hawke's Bay and Frederick Sutton of Napier, 1870; lease of section in Porirua District by James Sim of Johnsonville, 1876; list of property owners, nd; papers re annuity of Miss Annabella McLean, 1870s-1880s; memorandum of agreement between Benjamin Reeves of Porirua District, 1875; deed re Francis Stevens of Wellington, 1876; papers re Articles of agreement of clerkship between Robert Hart and R D D Maclean, and release of articles, 1874 & 1877; papers re land on Fiji, 1876; deed between William Phelan of Wellington, James O'Shea, Robert Hart and P A Buckley, 1868; draft deed re Thomas Kebbell, C J Pharazyn, William Black, 1874; papers re Hortense Eugenie Claire/Clare, Baroness of Ashburton, England, widow, 1877; Power of Attorney documents re Horatio Henry Wraxall of London, Edward Fisher of Leicestershire and John Alexander of Auckland pertaining to conveyance of Pakatua Island in Frith of Thames, 1857; certificate of admission to Middle Temple given to R D D Maclean, 1879; (incomplete) deed re Robert Hart Pike, ca 1873 Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1893

By: Wilson & Horton (Firm)

Reference: Eph-B-MAORI-1893-01

Description: Text on both sides of flyer, giving verbatim the statements by Sir Alfred Cadman in his court case with William Cowper Smith against William Lee Rees. Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s) on flier.. Physical Description: Letterpress, on sheet 345 x 217 mm.

Date: [189-?]

Reference: PA9-057

Description: Seated studio portrait of William Lee Rees in a lawyer's wig and gown, taken ca 1890s by an unidentified photographer Source of title - Title supplied by Library Inscriptions: bottom centre - W.L. Rees, ex M.P. Auckland City 1876-79, 1890-92 Chairman of Committees 1891-1892 Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Photographic print 46.7 x 38.8 cm [visible image], with mat, in wooden frame 81.5 x 74 cm Provenance: No donor or provenance information available. Possibly part of a larger collection.

Date: Apr-May 1893

From: Hall, John (Sir), 1824-1907 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-1784-196

Description: Correspondents entered in the Name field; includes papers relating to the Cadman-Smith affair and fundraising for Thomas Latham's injury Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1873-1881

From: McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0032-0803

Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Inventory available.

Date: 1890

From: Blomfield, William, 1866-1938 :[197 copies of cartoons from the New Zealand Observer and Free Lance 1880-1896.]

By: New Zealand observer and free lance (Newspaper); Blomfield, William, 1866-1938

Reference: H-722-054

Description: New Zealand politicians Henry Farnall, William Napier and William Rees and one other (R. La Sale?) are clinging to the coat-tails of Sir George Grey as his wings his way up to the Parliamentary Buildings in the clouds. Exhibited in 'Public Lives - New Zealand's Premiers and Prime Ministers 1856-2003 (Exhibition)', 2003. Published in 'Grant, Ian F. Public Lives - New Zealand's Premiers and Prime Ministers 1856-2003 (Book title)' 2003. Other Titles - A Forecast of the Parliamentary Election. Extended Title - It is by the priest's skirts that the Devil climbs the belfry - Spanish Proverb. Quantity: 1 photocopy/ies. Physical Description: A4 size photocopy.

Date: 1879-1910

From: Fisher family : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0103-06

Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: See inventory for piece-level description of contents.

Date: 1880 - 1896

By: New Zealand observer and free lance (Newspaper); Blomfield, William, 1866-1938

Reference: H-722-001/197

Description: Photocopies of cartoons featuring New Zealand prime ministers and premiers. Quantity: 197 photocopy/ies.

Date: Sep 1891

From: Ballance, John, 1839-1893 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0025-10

Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: See inventory for full description of the contents of this folder.

Date: 1872-1894

From: McLean family : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0032-0862

Description: Includes letter from Royal Humane Society of Australasia awarding bronze medals and certificates to Harawira Renata and Te Awhata Whanaka in Nov 1894. Also printed extract from `New Zealand Gazette', 6 Sep 1894 listing awards of the Royal Humane Society of Australasia granted in New Zealand. Included are Herbert Olds of Wanganui, James Augustus Elliott, Cecil Francis Adams of Wellington, James Alexander Booth of Whangaroa North, Ernest William Montgomery of Auckland, John Williams of Westport, Charles Fullen of Westport, Harawira Renata and Te Awahata Whanaka of Hawkes Bay, George Powell Blanchett and John Hay of Lyttelton, William Francis Mulgan, Willie Stevenson of Wanganui, James Dudley Tripe of Wellington Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Piece-level inventory available.

Date: 1890

By: Blomfield, William, 1866-1938; New Zealand observer and free lance (Newspaper)

Reference: J-056-002

Description: Prime Minister Harry Atkinson sinks beneath the waves as the Liberal Ministry wanes, weighed down by rocks tied to his feet named Civil Service, Jobbery, Extravagance, N[ew] P[lymouth] Harbour, Property Tax and Judge Edwards. Meanwhile a shark (William Rees) watches Published in 'Grant, Ian F. Public Lives - New Zealand's Premiers and Prime Ministers 1856-2003 (Book title)' 2003. Extended Title - The old man of the sea is IN the sea at last, while Rees, Ballance, Fish and other small fry are nibbling at him. Quantity: 1 photocopy/ies. Physical Description: A3 size laser copy.

Date: [ca 1878]

From: General Assembly Library :Parliamentary portraits

Reference: 35mm-00147-b-F

Description: William Lee Rees, circa 1878. Photograph taken by William Henshaw Clarke. Source of descriptive information - Notes on file print. Photographer identified by Library client, 2007. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film copy negative