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Letter from Lieut. Governor Eyre, to Donald McLean dated 25th. May 1849. Government House 25th. May 1849. My dear Sir, I wrote to you a day or two ago, to tell you that after consulting the New Zealand Company's agent, I was enabled to authorise you to set apart two Reserves for the Government, of 300 or 400 acres, on the line of road leading to Taupo, for the purpose of hereafter locating Friendly natives, if desirable. I now write to acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 22nd. May; and to authorise you to employ Mr. Park to lay out a native village at Patiki, making the best arrangement you can with them, for the service. This, as well as the laying off the two Blocks above referred, should be completed before Mr. Park returns to Wellington, so that there may be nothing to delay, or prevent the issue of a Grant to the New Zealand Company. The ferry reserves I before mentioned, I think the Government, under present circumstances, ought not to meddle with; so that you need not set apart any lands for that purpose. With regard to Rangihaeata, I need hardly say that he cannot receive any portion of the Ngatiapa purchase money; nor do I see on what grounds exactly the Government could make him a present just now, however desirable they may think it to do so in a political point of view. But with regard to the Manawatu, I imagine the case will be very different; and that he will be a legitimate claimant. Of course Mr. Park will only act at the expense of the Government, in laying out the native village, not in marking out the Blocks to be reserved for future location of natives. Pray excuse this hurried note, and believe me, faithfully yours (Signed) G. Eyre. To:- Donald McLean.
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3 pages written 25 May 1849 by Edward John Eyre, Inward letters - Lt Gov E J Eyre

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Key Value
Document date 25 May 1849
Document MCLEAN-1003722
Document title 3 pages written 25 May 1849 by Edward John Eyre
Document type MANUSCRIPT
Attribution ATL
Author 2687/Eyre, Edward John, 1815-1901
Collection McLean Papers
Date 1849-05-25
Decade 1840s
Destination Unknown
Englishorigin ATL
Entityid 13
Format Full Text
Generictitle 3 pages written 25 May 1849 by Edward John Eyre
Iwihapu Unknown
Language English
Name 2687/Eyre, Edward John, 1815-1901
Origin Unknown
Place Unknown
Recipient Unknown
Section Manuscripts
Series Series 1 Inward letters (English)
Sortorder 0699-0045
Subarea Manuscripts and Archives Collection
Tapuhigroupref MS-Group-1551
Tapuhiitemcount 30
Tapuhiitemcount 2 14501
Tapuhiitemcount 3 30238
Tapuhiitemdescription 30 letters written from Wellington, Taranaki and Auckland, 1848-1853 and undated. Includes draft letter from McLean, Oct 1848.
Tapuhiitemgenre 3 230058/Personal records Reports
Tapuhiitemname 2687/Eyre, Edward John, 1815-1901
Tapuhiitemname 3 4809/McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877
Tapuhiitemref MS-Papers-0032-0261
Tapuhiitemref 2 Series 1 Inward letters (English)
Tapuhiitemref 3 MS-Group-1551
Tapuhiitemsubjects 3 1446/New Zealand Wars, 1860-1872
Tapuhiitemtitle Inward letters - Lt Gov E J Eyre
Tapuhiitemtitle 2 Series 1 Inward letters (English)
Tapuhiitemtitle 3 McLean Papers
Tapuhireelref MS-COPY-MICRO-0535-050
Teiref ms-1311-278
Year 1849

3 pages written 25 May 1849 by Edward John Eyre Inward letters - Lt Gov E J Eyre

3 pages written 25 May 1849 by Edward John Eyre Inward letters - Lt Gov E J Eyre

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