MANUSCRIPT

Native school attendance books

Date

1844-1845, n d

By

Colenso, William, 1811-1899; Taki, Rihara, active 1844-1852; Tariatua, Te Paraone, active 1845; Hoekau, Hirini, active 1845

Reference

qMS-1408-1413a

Description

Attendance rolls generally kept by native school teachers, though there is evidence of William Colenso's hand in some of them.

Earliest register (1844) is for the school at Waimate, Northland; the remaining books relate to schools in the Wairarapa district.

It is noteworthy that both Mohi Torohanga and Paratene Te Okawhare are listed as pupils at the schools; they are the source of the text scribed by Te Whatahoro and subsequently used by S P Smith in writing about Maori cosmology and origins (See JPS 103 no 2); other notable pupils include Te Horo and Paora Te Potangaroa who both established prophetic movements (see Elsmore, B 1989 Mana from Heaven)

There is a note on one of the books in Elsdon Best's hand.

Source of title - Supplied title

Quantity: 7 volume(s).

Physical Description: Mss (29 cm; brown paper wraps, in maroon linen tie case)

Additional description

qMS-1408-1413a are boxed together.

Microfilm copies available in Katherine Mansfield Reading Room. Use MS-Copy-Micro-0754.

Access restrictions

Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original

Format

7 volume(s), Manuscripts, School records, Mss (29 cm; brown paper wraps, in maroon linen tie case)

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Manuscript

Native school attendance book - Ko nga Tohu enei [Palliser Bay, Wairarapa]

Date: 1845

From: Native school attendance books

Reference: qMS-1413a

Description: Provides names of pupils and days of attendance. The pupils' ages are not recorded. Signed on title page `Rihara Taki, Te Hai Wakaako o te Kopi' Annotated by Elsdon Best: `Probably Te Kopi at Palliser Bay. These are names of Wairarapa natives' Arrangement: qms-1408-1413 are boxed together Quantity: 1 volume(s). Physical Description: Mss

Manuscript

Native school attendance book - Mo te kura o Mataikona [Wairapapa]

Date: 1845

From: Native school attendance books

Reference: qMS-1409

Description: Provides names of pupils and days of attendance. The pupils' ages are not recorded Arrangement: qms-1408-1413 are boxed together Quantity: 1 volume(s).

Manuscript

Native school attendance book - Mo te kura o Tauanui

Date: 1845

From: Native school attendance books

Reference: qMS-1411

Description: Pupils' names and days of attendance are recorded but not pupils' ages. Quantity: 1 volume(s).

Manuscript

Native school attendance book - [Probably Te Kopi at Palliser Bay]

Date: [ca 1845]

From: Native school attendance books

Reference: qMS-1412

Description: First page has been annotated with "Probably Te Kopi at Palliser Bay. These are names of Wairarapa natives" Pupils' names and days of attendance are recorded but not their ages Quantity: 1 volume(s).