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New Plymouth Novr. 20th. 1856. Dr. Sir, By the last trip of the Steamer I wrote you a letter relative to the case of Chilman versus Wi Tana which was referred to the Provincial Council, a majority of which body hurried over the affair, and decided in favour of Chilman which decision produced such a commotion of the public, and universal censure, as is likely to result in displacing the powers that be. Upon the receipt of Mr. Sewes correspondence relative to Mr. Wicksteeds letter, the Superintendant recommended "a special committee to reconsider Chilmans claim and to enquire into all alienations of land with out the authority of Law". The object of this was apparent to many, to prove a case against you Sir. I was one of the Committee although Thos. King threatened me that I should not be in the case of the Kauwau as mentioned in my last. In the interim, from the appointment of the Committee and its first sitting some 4 or 5 individuals were industriously hunting up cases, but in every one brought before us they have completely failed, at which they are very much chagrined. The case of Chilmans being reopened such a mass of evidence was produced by Mr. Wm. Halse and other witnesses as completely repudiated his claim to his great discomfort, his only supported was Thomas King who is equally disappointed. You will no doubt Sir be surprized to hear the Provincial Council has memorialized the Governour for a dissolution. The Superintendant and his party are doing all they can to work upon the Governor through Mr. Richmond to prevent a dissolution, and I believe Mr. Richmond will do all in his power to serve them, in opposition to the man we are bringing out for Superintendent viz. Mr. Cutfield, I do therefore trust Sir that you will be enabled to make known to the Governour who Mr. Cutfield is, that the Governour may be convinced of his being a man that will work with the General Govt. which is essentially necessary for us. And I further hope and trust Sir that you will not forsake us and set yourself against the place, because those would be rulers have behaved so inconsistantly and scandalously towards you, for permit me to assure you their conduct towards you is quite repugnant to the wishes of the people of Taranaki. With kind respects, I remain Dr. Sir, Your most obdt. servt., Robert Parris. To D. McLean Esqr.
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3 pages written 20 Nov 1856 by Robert Reid Parris in New Plymouth District to Sir Donald McLean, Inward letters - Robert Parris

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Key Value
Document date 20 November 1856
Document MCLEAN-1007159
Document title 3 pages written 20 Nov 1856 by Robert Reid Parris in New Plymouth District to Sir Donald McLean
Document type MANUSCRIPT
Attribution ATL
Author 37438/Parris, Robert Reid, 1816?-1904
Collection McLean Papers
Date 1856-11-20
Decade 1850s
Destination Unknown
Englishorigin ATL
Entityid 3
Format Full Text
Generictitle 3 pages written 20 Nov 1856 by Robert Reid Parris in New Plymouth District to Sir Donald McLean
Iwihapu Unknown
Language English
Name 37438/Parris, Robert Reid, 1816?-1904
Origin 35923/New Plymouth District
Place 35923/New Plymouth District
Recipient 4809/McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877
Section Manuscripts
Series Series 1 Inward letters (English)
Sortorder 0233-0016
Subarea Manuscripts and Archives Collection
Tapuhigroupref MS-Group-1551
Tapuhiitemcount 39
Tapuhiitemcount 2 14501
Tapuhiitemcount 3 30238
Tapuhiitemdescription 38 letters written from Taranaki - New Plymouth & Manukapo, 1856-1860. Includes piece-level inventory for correspondence, 16 Oct 1856-Feb 1862
Tapuhiitemgenre 3 230058/Personal records Reports
Tapuhiitemname 37438/Parris, Robert Reid, 1816?-1904
Tapuhiitemname 3 4809/McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877
Tapuhiitemref MS-Papers-0032-0493
Tapuhiitemref 2 Series 1 Inward letters (English)
Tapuhiitemref 3 MS-Group-1551
Tapuhiitemsubjects 3 1446/New Zealand Wars, 1860-1872
Tapuhiitemtitle Inward letters - Robert Parris
Tapuhiitemtitle 2 Series 1 Inward letters (English)
Tapuhiitemtitle 3 McLean Papers
Tapuhireelref MS-COPY-MICRO-0535-078
Teiref ms-1296-139
Year 1856

3 pages written 20 Nov 1856 by Robert Reid Parris in New Plymouth District to Sir Donald McLean Inward letters - Robert Parris

3 pages written 20 Nov 1856 by Robert Reid Parris in New Plymouth District to Sir Donald McLean Inward letters - Robert Parris

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