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Hill, Henry Thomas, 1849-1933 : Papers
- Date
- 1867-1933
- By
- Hill, Henry Thomas, 1849-1933
- Reference
- ATL-Group-00435
- Description
Notebooks, correspondence, and papers relating to the history, geology and geography of the Napier-Taupo-Kaingaroa region, notes on Maori canoes, art and history, the moa, education, hydro-electricity, the Shakespearean controversy, his political beliefs, and other subjects. There are also land deeds and papers of W Howard Hill and William Colenso.
Notebooks, correspondence, and papers on the history, geology, and geography of the Napier-Taupo-Kaingaroa region, notes on moa, Captain St George's diary, Shakespearean controversy, and other topics. Papers include notes and papers on geology, history of the Kaingaroa-Taupo area, Te Kooti campaign, and early history of New Zealand; correspondence from W Colenso to Mrs E Hill. Also journal for 1897 which deals largely with school inspecting in Hawke's Bay.
Henry Thomas Hill was the Inspector for Schools for Hawke's Bay and the East Coast. He joined the Hawke's Bay Philosophical Institute in 1884 and became President in 1891 and managed the Colenso Bequest for the Institute.
Quantity: 159 folder(s). 1.16 Linear Metres.
Finding Aids: Inventory available - see backfile..
Transfers: MS-Papers-0153 (Series C) Inventory notes the transfer of 9 photographs to the Photo Section, 18 September 1960..
Processing information: ATL-Group-00435 formed in 2019, merged previously separated collections - MS-Papers-0004 (Series A), MS-Papers-0146 (Series B), MS-Papers-0153 (Series C) and MS-Papers-0172 (Series D) - of the same provenance. NOTE: Series numbering by staff, 18 June 1987.
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- 159 folder(s), 1.16 Linear Metres, Clippings, Manuscript maps, Manuscripts, Notes (Documents), Personal correspondence, Personal papers, Scrapbooks
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W. Howard Hill - Papers
Date: 1868-1921
From: Hill, Henry Thomas, 1849-1933 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0172-039
Description: Includes [Ascent of Ruapehu] by A E Russell, 1881; Letter from [unidentified soldier] to his father (Wairoa Feb 1868); New Zealand Institute to G O K Sainsbury (Wellington May 1926); C Cognet to [an inidentified priest); G Mair to Elliott; H Wily to Major Gascoigne (Mauku May 1921) Relationship complexity - See also notes and transcript by Graham Langton of A E Russell's account `Ascent of Ruapehu 1881' (MS-Papers-4805) Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Notebook
Date: 1927
From: Hill, Henry Thomas, 1849-1933 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0146-03
Description: Includes notes on climate, biology, pre-European history of Taupo, Te Kooti campaign, settlement in Taupo area. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Land agreement between Hill and A Greig, L Mendelssohn and J Runcamen
Date: Apr 1925, 1924-1927
From: Hill, Henry Thomas, 1849-1933 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0172-047
Description: Also includes papers concerning block of land at Waipahihi Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Inventory available.
Illustrations and diagrams showing wells in Hawkes Bay
Date: 1891-1914
From: Hill, Henry Thomas, 1849-1933 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0172-018B
Description: Includes letter to Hill from J C Andersen (Wellington), dated 11 March 1922. Map showing distribution and localaties of wells in Hawkes Bay, undated; diagram of well completed in Havelock North, Canon S Hills, 1894; riverside well, Ngauroro River near Farndon put down by Mr Gilberd, 1891; well at Otane, put down by Mr Leipst in 1914 for R H Tod; well near Te Onga Onga, Ruataniwha Plains put down by Mr Gilberd for R Harding, 1892. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Historical and scientific notes
Date: n d
From: Hill, Henry Thomas, 1849-1933 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0146-01
Description: Historical and scientific notes, memos and papers dealing with geology, notable people of Hawkes Bay, the Te Kooti campaign and history of Hawkes Bay. Quantity: 1 folder(s) (5 pieces).
Map of Kaingaroa tableland by H Hill
Date: 1926-1927
From: Hill, Henry Thomas, 1849-1933 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0146-07A
Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Ms
Notebook
Date: 1927
From: Hill, Henry Thomas, 1849-1933 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0146-07
Description: Note book with paper on history and geology of Kaingaroa plains Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Notebook
Date: 1926-1927
From: Hill, Henry Thomas, 1849-1933 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0153-03
Description: Notebook with notes on geology and history of Kaingaroa area. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Rochfort, Guy, 1878-1955 :Plan of part Taupo Extension No. 8. Being a subdivision of Se...
Date: 1930 - 1940
From: Hill, Henry Thomas, 1849-1933 : Papers
By: Rochfort, Guy, 1878-1955
Reference: MapColl-832.18gbbd/[193-?]/Acc.43757
Description: Land sections with dimensions, lot numbers and acreages between Wairiki Road and Pihanga and Potokawa streets. Five sections annotated with the word 'sold'. Quantity: 1 manuscript map(s). Physical Description: Diazo print, 43 x 30 cm
[Hill, Henry Thomas, 1849-1933] :[Taupo leased sections] [map with ms annotations]. H. ...
Date: 1911
From: Hill, Henry Thomas, 1849-1933 : Papers
By: Mackay, John, 1851-1937; New Zealand. Printing and Stationery Department; New Zealand. Department of Lands and Survey. Auckland District Office
Reference: MapColl-832.18gbbd/1911/Acc.5768
Description: A base map of rural lands and small grazing runs for lease in the Tauhara Survey District, on the shores of Lake Taupo, has been used by H. Hill to show his own land and other sections leased by him. Several farm blocks include pencilled monetary values while others are shaded and include positions of buildings. H. Hill's own section has handwritten notes 'Afforested & finish', 69 acres, Sold' and adjacent to this section a note states ' Letter to I. Hislop Oct 23/22 re leasing reserve/thermal sp.'. A handwritten pencilled note states 'George Wall, Waitahanui, Tender for fencing' with several pencilled arithmetical sums. The Taupo - Napier Road continues as hand-drawn lines in ink across farm sections. Several sections are marked as withdrawn. A hand-drawn compass indicates the aspect. A letter mounted on the bottom right of the map is a reply from the Commissioner of Crown Lands, K.M. Graham, to H. Hill about lease of extra land. The base map itself is of sections of lands in the Tauhara Survey District, Auckland Land District No. 1095. Includes references to Native Owners and Crown Land, a thermal springs reserve. An extensive statement on the left side of the map begins with the heading Rural Lands and small-grazing runs for lease, and include the date of 24th. October 1911 at the District Lands Office, Auckland. A schedule of the sections includes the valuations, acreages and rent. Instructions to applicants and a caution follow with the printed name of Eric C. Gold Smith, Commissioner of Crown Lands. Includes an abstract of the conditions of lease. Names listed are: G. Wehringo, Sarah E. Clark, Emma Clark, Annie Clark, H. Hill. The inset locality plan has been cut out and removed from the top right corner. Base map: Lands in Tauhara Survey District. [Wellington, N.Z.], John Mackay, Govt. Printer, [1911] Title taken from reverse of map. '1911 Taupo', 'Taupo leased section', 'Taupo lease sections also own' are written on the reverse. See also MS-Papers-0146 Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Ink and pencil on paper, backed with brown paper, coloured, 61.3 x 91.5 cm.