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Camp Tuparoa 13th. Sept. 1866. My dear McLean, In the event of George Fannin giving up his appointments as clerk to the Council and the Supt. etc., I should much like to take his place as it would suit me much better than this Bedouin kind of life. Now these appointments are in your gift at least one of them. The other is voted by the Council and both being purely Provincial there would be no asking a favour of the Genl. Govt. I am tired of this idle life besides being entirely away from my family I only wish that I was independent enough not to be asking favors but you promised me the first thing that it was in your power to give I have no doubt you will fulfill it. So much for the begging part of this letter. I like this place much, the land you propose giving for a military settlement is very good quite equal to Poverty but there has been great mismanagement about the entrance to the River and much money spent to no purpose in trying to remedy the soil without the assistance of a practical engineer. If the entrance could be made good I look upon this place as fitted for one of the best agricultural settlements in the country. There are reports here about a Hau Hau invasion from Waikare Moana. I leave Fraser to give you all the information on this subject my own opinion is that the Forces will have to be increased and posts strengthened on this coast. I am very glad you did not accept office and you are still of Hawkes Bay. No one can deny but that the country has flourished, under your rule and under the most difficult and trying times. I have applied to the Defence Minister for a months leave and hope to be able to attend to my duties in Council at the next sitting; being the last, I should not like to be absent. I remain Yours faithfully Edmund Tuke.
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6 pages written 13 Sep 1866 by Edmund Tuke in Tuparoa to Sir Donald McLean, Inward letters - Catherine & Edmund Tuke

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Key Value
Document date 13 September 1866
Document MCLEAN-1010335
Document title 6 pages written 13 Sep 1866 by Edmund Tuke in Tuparoa to Sir Donald McLean
Document type MANUSCRIPT
Attribution ATL
Author 45442/Tuke, Edmund, 1826-1901
Collection McLean Papers
Date 1866-09-13
Decade 1860s
Destination Unknown
Englishorigin ATL
Entityid 9
Format Full Text
Generictitle 6 pages written 13 Sep 1866 by Edmund Tuke in Tuparoa to Sir Donald McLean
Iwihapu Unknown
Language English
Name 45442/Tuke, Edmund, 1826-1901
Origin 236335/Tuparoa
Place 236335/Tuparoa
Recipient 4809/McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877
Section Manuscripts
Series Series 1 Inward letters (English)
Sortorder 0469-0025
Subarea Manuscripts and Archives Collection
Tapuhigroupref MS-Group-1551
Tapuhiitemcount 19
Tapuhiitemcount 2 14501
Tapuhiitemcount 3 30238
Tapuhiitemdescription Correspondents:Catherine Tuke, Meeanee, 1867 & 1870 (2 letters); Edmund Tuke, East Coast, Chatham Islands, Napier & Wellington, 1864-1876 (17 letters)
Tapuhiitemgenre 3 230058/Personal records Reports
Tapuhiitemname 45442/Tuke, Edmund, 1826-1901
Tapuhiitemname 3 4809/McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877
Tapuhiitemref MS-Papers-0032-0609
Tapuhiitemref 2 Series 1 Inward letters (English)
Tapuhiitemref 3 MS-Group-1551
Tapuhiitemsubjects 3 1446/New Zealand Wars, 1860-1872
Tapuhiitemtitle Inward letters - Catherine & Edmund Tuke
Tapuhiitemtitle 2 Series 1 Inward letters (English)
Tapuhiitemtitle 3 McLean Papers
Tapuhireelref MS-COPY-MICRO-0535-094
Teiref ms-1332-016
Year 1866

6 pages written 13 Sep 1866 by Edmund Tuke in Tuparoa to Sir Donald McLean Inward letters - Catherine & Edmund Tuke

6 pages written 13 Sep 1866 by Edmund Tuke in Tuparoa to Sir Donald McLean Inward letters - Catherine & Edmund Tuke

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