2 Maori letters mainly concerned with land claims

Date: Jan-June 1879

From: Buller, Walter Lawry (Sir), 1838-1906 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0048-15

Description: Contains letters from Maori to Buller, in his capacity as a lawyer, with regard to Maori land tenure and transactions, related finances and other issues, concentrated in the lower West Coast of the North Island There are also letters with regard to the formal engagement of Buller as a lawyer, money-lending and other financial matters Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Inventory available.

Date: 1880

From: Buller, Walter Lawry (Sir), 1838-1906 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0048-17

Description: Contains letters from Maori to Buller, in his capacity as a lawyer, with regard to Maori land tenure and transactions, related financial matters; also contains letters dealing with money-lending and the payment of legal fees and accounts Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Inventory available.

Date: 1878

From: Buller, Walter Lawry (Sir), 1838-1906 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0048-14

Description: Contains letters from Maori to Buller, in his capacity as a lawyer, with regard to Maori land tenure and transactions, related financial matters, and other affairs Also contains letters about the engagement of Buller's services, money-lending, and a report about Maori `squatting' on land under claim in the South Island (at Omarama) Contains letters from Kai Tahu Maori giving examples of 19th century Kai Tahu dialect. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Inventory available.

Date: 1881-1882

From: Buller, Walter Lawry (Sir), 1838-1906 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0048-18

Description: Contains letters from Maori to Buller, in his capacity as lawyer, with regard to Maori land tenure and transactions, related financial matters, the payments of accounts for services provided, and other related issues Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Inventory available.

Date: 1883-1884

From: Buller, Walter Lawry (Sir), 1838-1906 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0048-19

Description: Contains letters from Maori to Buller, in his capacity as a lawyer, with regard to Maori land tenure, related finances, moneylending and the payment of accounts and other issues Also contains letters with regard to applications for financial assistance or compensation from the state Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Inventory available.

Date: 1877

From: Buller, Walter Lawry (Sir), 1838-1906 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0048-13

Description: Contains letters from Maori to Buller, in his role as a lawyer, with regard to land tenure, finances and other related issues; there are also letters about the operations of a timber mill at Manawatu, information about Te Aute College, a copy of a petition to the Governor calling for a rehearing of the Maori Land Court with regard to land at Horowhenua, a record of the changing of a girl's name following a death in the family, two lists of members of the Ngati Parewahawaha hapu There are also letters requesting compensation for livestock and crops taken by troops during a land dispute at Poutu Finding Aids: See inventory for index to writers of the letters held in this folder.

Date: 1864-1881

From: Buller, Walter Lawry (Sir), 1838-1906 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0048-11

Description: Contains letters to Buller, in his capacity as a lawyer, with regard to Maori land tenure and related payments and other issues, on the West Coast of the North Island in particular (Manawatu, Horowhenua etc); contains copies of various lease agreements; also includes some genealogy and an electioneering pamphlet calling for people to vote for Buller Also contains a hand drawn map by Hunia Te Hakeke of Parewanui showing the different divisions; whakapapa from Hauiti; an agreement to sell land at Waipa; a letter by Teoti Pakipaki establishing his mana to Tuahiwi (Canterbury); a letter announcing the death of Ruta Paratene, a wahine rangatira of Kai Tahu; and information including waiata about a famous patu pounamu named Tuhiwai which belonged to the Muaupoko tribe. Finding Aids: Inventory available.

Date: 1840-1884

From: Buller, Walter Lawry (Sir), 1838-1906 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0048-21

Description: Includes (a) Lands ceded to John White at Kawhia, 1840 "from D. McLean 1884" (b) Song in Maori dated Sept. 11 1852 signed by Coleman Davies (c) List of people at Otamawaha Pa, Wairau who belong to the Wesleyan Church Oct 4 1862 (d) Dated 9 Feb 1867, lists names of people in the districts of Ihuraua and Puketoi (e) "He ture tenei no nga Whakawatanga o te Kooti, i mua mo te Ahikouka Poraka" 1868 - ca 1883, by Ngatuere Tawhao (ie Ngatuere's summary of the various investigations into the ownership of the Ahikouka Block)(f) Copy of letter to Tamihana Ropata sent to Buller annotated by Elsdon Best "Lands north of Waingorongoro not conquered or confiscated by Europeans" (g) Documents, 19 Apr 1879 re Ihaia v Johnston (h) Unsigned statement dated 9 June 1879 at Rangiwhakaoma with a forest fire deliberately lit at Whakataki on the Wairarapa Coast) and (i) Agreement re timber royalties with Brogden & Sons, in Maori 24 Oct 1881. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Inventory available.

Date: July-Dec 1879

From: Buller, Walter Lawry (Sir), 1838-1906 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0048-16

Description: Contains letters from Maori to Buller, in his capacity as a lawyer, with regard to Maori land tenure and transactions, related financial dealings, money-lending and other issues Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Inventory available.

Date: 1885-1889

From: Buller, Walter Lawry (Sir), 1838-1906 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0048-20

Description: Contains letters from Maori to Buller, in his capacity as a lawyer, concerning Maori land tenure and transactions; also contains information about the related financial dealings Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Inventory available.