Te Raihi, active 1870s

Date: 1872

From: Karori Historical Society: Records

Reference: MSI-Papers-12090-1

Description: Land deed for Maungatapu 639, near Morrinsville, Waikato. The deed relates to a Trust for the 10,166 acre block of land signed by Te Raihi, Tuha Karaina, Teni Ponui, Hoani Te Heihei, Hotene Ngakari, Koka Porokuru, Tarika Te Hura, and Tame Koko of Tamahere. Signed by Charles Heaphy, in his role as Trustee of Native Reserves, and William Nicholas Searancke, Justice of the Peace. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Printed deed on watermarked laid paper with handwritten additions in ink, and pencil Provenance: The provenance of this item is unknown, but it appears to have been collected by the Karori Historical Society, and came to the Library as a part of the society's papers in 2016.

Date: 1820 - 1906

From: Webster, Kenneth Athol, 1906-1967 : The Webster collection and papers / of Kenneth Athol Webster

Reference: MS-Papers-1009-2/76

Description: Contains CMS correspondence in Maori and English about Maori religious convictions and activities, brief minutes of a conference of missionaries, and further letters about Maori land tenure Includes an invitation from King Mahuta to Sir John Gorst to visit Waikato dated 1906, and an account of the reasons why Hongi Hika and Waikato went to England in 1820, apparently written in the hand of Thomas Kendall (information from Phil Parkinson) Also includes a draft Maori language reading primer prepared by Joseph Matthews, and a copy of the confession in Maori and English, in the hand of Rev Thomas Chapman (information from Phil Parkinson) Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 15 Jun 1871

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

Reference: MS-Papers-0032-0695C-10

Description: Quantity: 1 piece (1 page on 1 leaf).

Date: 14 Sep 1872

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

Reference: MS-Papers-0032-0696E-17

Description: Quantity: 1 piece (3 pages on 1 leaf).

Date: 4 Aug 1871

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

Reference: MS-Papers-0032-0695E-01

Description: Quantity: 1 piece (2 pages on 1 leaf).

Date: 4 Mar 1861

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

Reference: MS-Papers-0032-0685B-02

Description: Written from Auckland Quantity: 1 piece (3 pages on 1 leaf).

Date: 14 Sep 1872

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

Reference: MS-Papers-0032-0696E-15

Description: Quantity: 1 piece (1 page on 1 leaf).

Date: 15 Jun 1871

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

Reference: MS-Papers-0032-0695C-11

Description: Quantity: 1 piece (1 page on 1 leaf).

Date: 1863-1865

From: Nicholl, Spencer Perceval Talbot, 1841-1908 :Photograph albums

By: Kinder, John, 1819-1903

Reference: PA1-q-177

Description: Album compiled circa 1863-5, by Spencer P T Nicholl of the 43rd Oxfordshire Light Infantry. Some photographs taken by John Kinder. Photographs include images relating to military life, including the Oakura Redoubt, the Kaitake Redoubt, officers of the 68th regiment, military camps in Taranaki, and the Militia Hospital in New Plymouth. Pages 15-18 have the pencilled caption `Lake Taupo', but in fact are photographs of the volcanic area around Lake Rotomahana, and were taken by John Kinder in 1865. They include a sulphur volcano (whakataratara), the Whatapoho geyser, Otukapuarangi (Pink Terraces), and the Tarata or principal boiling springs. Pages 19-32 contain portraits of Maori men and women, some of which have pencilled captions. Inscriptions: Album page - `Spencer p.T. Nicholl (subsequently Lieut. Col.), 43rd Oxfordshire Light Infantry. Album compiled probably about 1863/4' Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with dark green cover, darker green leather corners and spine, original spine with gold decoration, repaired; 37 x 27 cm