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Gisborne 23rd. April 1873. Dear Sir, I have just visited the coast. Ngatiporou are peaceful but a spirit of restlessness exists among them with a desire to agitate the slightest dispute into a quarrel of magnitude. Of course this is attributable to the state of quietism they find themselves in after so much field work. I had confidential conversations with Raniera Kawhia and Ropata both agreeing as to the unsettled state of the people generally. It is chiefly owing to this that I so anxiously desire to get the arms out of their hands as it is becoming the common expression "Ma te pu e Whakaoti" if the slightest difference arises. The old Iharaira has just behaved in a very praiseworthy manner. His son Hata threw an old man over a cliff nearly killing him. The old Iharaira awarded land as a payment despite the remonstrances of his people who wanted to pay in kind. Iharaira has claimed the oil springs and has stopped further dispute and purposes requesting Govt. to pass it through the court. The agent, Cooper who went up to negotiate for springs behaved in a most disgraceful manner. I send a letter from R. Kawhia received today. I have the honor to be Sir, Yours most faithfully, T.W. Porter, Adjt.
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2 pages written 23 Apr 1873 by Thomas William Porter in Gisborne, Inward letters - T W Porter

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Key Value
Document date 23 April 1873
Document MCLEAN-1012369
Document title 2 pages written 23 Apr 1873 by Thomas William Porter in Gisborne
Document type MANUSCRIPT
Attribution ATL
Author 45121/Porter, Thomas William, 1844-1920
Collection McLean Papers
Date 1873-04-23
Decade 1870s
Destination Unknown
Englishorigin ATL
Entityid 61
Format Full Text
Generictitle 2 pages written 23 Apr 1873 by Thomas William Porter in Gisborne
Iwihapu Unknown
Language English
Name 45121/Porter, Thomas William, 1844-1920
Origin 72544/Gisborne
Place 72544/Gisborne
Recipient Unknown
Section Manuscripts
Series Series 1 Inward letters (English)
Sortorder 0005-0213
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-1350-067
Year 1873

2 pages written 23 Apr 1873 by Thomas William Porter in Gisborne Inward letters - T W Porter

2 pages written 23 Apr 1873 by Thomas William Porter in Gisborne Inward letters - T W Porter

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