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English
Gisborne P. Bay 21 Nov. 1874. Sir D. McLean, Dear Sir, The people here were much diaappointed at your not being able to visit them. Very little has occured during my absence at Napier. An assault was committed at the Big River a few days ago, owing to an attempt to prevent a survey. The assault was committed by a woman named Miriama upon Pimia. I was under the impression the new act was to guard against troubles of this kind. Judgement was given in Pimias favor which is tantamount to recognizing right to survey. Mr. Wilson defendants counsel has advised still further stoppages on the grounds of survey being illegal requirements of the act not having been complied with in giving notice to the claimants etc. I have noticed several actions lately against Native grantees who have been in the habit of receiving rents of others and misappropriating it. It has struck me much of the trouble that has arisen in working of native lands acts might have been prevented had a provision been made for the appointment of a Govt. officer in each district to act as a recipient of native rents. European lessees and Native lessors would have but the one medium to look to. If this had been done much illegal advancing and subsequent alienation of land would have been prevented. I trust Sir you will excuse my offerring this opinion but I have thought the matter over and think that such powers could have been given to such an officer that Europeans would have been saved annoyances and Natives would only receive their rents when due and then get their just proportion which they seldom do now. I have the honor to be Sir, Yours most faithfully, T.W. Porter. Adjt.
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4 pages written 21 Nov 1874 by Thomas William Porter in Poverty Bay to Sir Donald McLean, Inward letters - T W Porter

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Key Value
Document date 21 November 1874
Document MCLEAN-1005243
Document title 4 pages written 21 Nov 1874 by Thomas William Porter in Poverty Bay to Sir Donald McLean
Document type MANUSCRIPT
Attribution ATL
Author 45121/Porter, Thomas William, 1844-1920
Collection McLean Papers
Date 1874-11-21
Decade 1870s
Destination Unknown
Englishorigin ATL
Entityid 29
Format Full Text
Generictitle 4 pages written 21 Nov 1874 by Thomas William Porter in Poverty Bay to Sir Donald McLean
Iwihapu Unknown
Language English
Name 45121/Porter, Thomas William, 1844-1920
Origin 91262/Poverty Bay
Place 91262/Poverty Bay
Recipient 4809/McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877
Section Manuscripts
Series Series 1 Inward letters (English)
Sortorder 0005-0101
Subarea Manuscripts and Archives Collection
Tapuhigroupref MS-Group-1551
Tapuhiitemcount 96
Tapuhiitemcount 2 14501
Tapuhiitemcount 3 30238
Tapuhiitemdescription 96 letters written from Gisborne and Wairoa, 1870-1876 & undated. Includes letters in Maori to Poata from R Kawhia of Tuparoa, 1876; letter to Kapene Poata from Hotene Porourangi of Waiapu, 1876.
Tapuhiitemgenre 3 230058/Personal records Reports
Tapuhiitemname 320654/Porourangi, Hotene (Captain), fl 1850s-1870s
Tapuhiitemname 3 4809/McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877
Tapuhiitemref MS-Papers-0032-0510
Tapuhiitemref 2 Series 1 Inward letters (English)
Tapuhiitemref 3 MS-Group-1551
Tapuhiitemsubjects 3 1446/New Zealand Wars, 1860-1872
Tapuhiitemtitle Inward letters - T W Porter
Tapuhiitemtitle 2 Series 1 Inward letters (English)
Tapuhiitemtitle 3 McLean Papers
Tapuhireelref MS-COPY-MICRO-0535-081
Teiref ms-1351-249
Year 1874

4 pages written 21 Nov 1874 by Thomas William Porter in Poverty Bay to Sir Donald McLean Inward letters - T W Porter

4 pages written 21 Nov 1874 by Thomas William Porter in Poverty Bay to Sir Donald McLean Inward letters - T W Porter

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