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Private and Confidential. Wellington, September 1, 65. My dear Sir, I find the "Rangatira" is to leave this port for Napier on Monday next, and I hasten to give you some information which I have lately (by "Queen") received from Napier. I have had 2 letters of warning, written by a pair of Natives living between Havelock and Waipawa, (whose names and village I must not divulge), - from which I quote verbatim - (the first is written to the boy, Willie) - . . . "ka nui te pouri o toku ngakau ki a korua ko tou papa, nui noa atu te aroha, na, he korero tenei, naku ki a korua, he whakaaro roa, kia tupato ki nga mahi o te ao, ara a te hauhau, ka tata tonu nga mahi a te arero kai taewa o te maori te kino ki te ao koia ahau ka tuhi atu ai kia rongo korua, kia noho tupato kei wareware te ngakau ki te mahara" (the second, to me, is much the same, he adds) - "E hoa, e Neho, ko tena korero i tuhia atu na, he mea tuhi tahae na mana, kia rongo korua, E hoa, ko ta mana nei mahara, me i kona (Napier) ano koe, kua tae atu mana ki kona, etc. - kei korerotia e korua taua kino ti te tangata, etc. etc. - These letters were written on the 24th August, and fortunately forwarded on by Bourke to me. Curiously enough, a native Chief (at present here from the North) shewed me the other day - on finding I had known his relatives and friends at the Bay of Islands - a long and letter he had written to the Govt. here, warning them not to be careless, and not to trust too much to their Maori friends. I have not told any one here of my letters from Napier, save Ormond, - and I only hope, I may not only be in time, but that you () may not have any disturbance from that quarter - I hope you are quite well. Ormond will give you all pol. news. Believe me, Yours faithfully, Wm. Colenso. To:-- His Honor D. Maclean, Esq.
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4 pages written 1 Sep 1865 by William Colenso in Wellington to Sir Donald McLean, Inward letters - William Colenso

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Key Value
Document date 1 September 1865
Document MCLEAN-1005775
Document title 4 pages written 1 Sep 1865 by William Colenso in Wellington to Sir Donald McLean
Document type MANUSCRIPT
Attribution ATL
Author 481/Colenso, William, 1811-1899
Collection McLean Papers
Date 1865-09-01
Decade 1860s
Destination Unknown
Englishorigin ATL
Entityid 45
Format Full Text
Generictitle 4 pages written 1 Sep 1865 by William Colenso in Wellington to Sir Donald McLean
Iwihapu Unknown
Language English
Name 4809/McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877
Origin 66393/Wellington
Place 66393/Wellington
Recipient 4809/McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877
Section Manuscripts
Series Series 1 Inward letters (English)
Sortorder 0099-0227
Subarea Manuscripts and Archives Collection
Tapuhigroupref MS-Group-1551
Tapuhiitemcount 43
Tapuhiitemcount 2 14501
Tapuhiitemcount 3 30238
Tapuhiitemdescription 45 letters written from Church Mission Station, Waitangi (Hawke's Bay), Waipukurau & Napier, 1850-1865. Includes letters in Maori, and letters from McLean to Colenso. Also memoranda of a conversation which took place between Rev H Williams and Colenso on 10 Aug 1839. Maori correspondents include Wiremu Tipuna; Hori Niania; Te Hapuku, Hinepaketia, Ani Te Patukaikino, Hoani & Hori.
Tapuhiitemgenre 3 230058/Personal records Reports
Tapuhiitemname 272192/Niania, Hori, fl 1850s-1860s
Tapuhiitemname 3 4809/McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877
Tapuhiitemref MS-Papers-0032-0221
Tapuhiitemref 2 Series 1 Inward letters (English)
Tapuhiitemref 3 MS-Group-1551
Tapuhiitemsubjects 3 1446/New Zealand Wars, 1860-1872
Tapuhiitemtitle Inward letters - William Colenso
Tapuhiitemtitle 2 Series 1 Inward letters (English)
Tapuhiitemtitle 3 McLean Papers
Tapuhireelref MS-COPY-MICRO-0535-046
Teiref ms-1330-161
Year 1865

4 pages written 1 Sep 1865 by William Colenso in Wellington to Sir Donald McLean Inward letters - William Colenso

4 pages written 1 Sep 1865 by William Colenso in Wellington to Sir Donald McLean Inward letters - William Colenso

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