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Waipukurau, Jany. 21st, 1863. My dear McLean, As you are going up to Auckland, you will of course have some conversation with the Ministry and the Governor, and as your voice is always heard with attention on Native affairs, a few words from you about the administration of justice here would I am sure be most beneficial, and more likely to effect a change than reams of foolscap, and yards of red tape. The fact is that Laws, Magistrates and Assessors are very well in their way, but all are useless, or nearly so, without an efficient body of Police to carry decisions into effect - and that is what is most wanted here. The Provincial authorities with their limited revenue cannot be expected to keep up so large a body of Police as is needed; they do very well in allowing two for this District. But they cannot and ought not to have any thing to do with a Maori Police, and without that a Resident Magistrate in a Maori District is little better than a cipher. I have been looking forward hopefully for a long time, to the formation of the body of Police that was talked of last session, and I trust that a few words from you will get something done on the subject. Then as to Assessors, they are also very necessary, but not so much so as the Police. I should recommend the appointment of young rising Chiefs, in preference to the old men, who I do not think would be offended at being passed over, if the matter were properly explained to them. For instance I don't think Apiata or Ropiha would be offended if Nopera and Paul were made assessors. Paraone is a man whom I would appoint, but I should be disposed to associate Herui Waiparera with him. The names I should recommend are Henare Koura, Paora Ropiha, Nopera, Hiri Nia Nia, Paraone Hakihaki and Hemi Waiparera, for my District. The expense would not be very great, as I know that some and probably the majority, of these men would decline pay. I would prefer however having no Assessors at all appointed until something were done about Police. Some time ago Col.Russell gave me instructions to refuse to issue any summons against a Native. This has, as I foresaw it would, produced a great deal of dissatisfaction, but I have obeyed the order without remonstrance, because I felt that having no police I should always have difficulty in executing any judgments I might give against Maoris. I need not say anything on the subject of the danger attending the making exceptional laws for Maori Districts where the races are so mixed up as they are here, for our views on this subject are identical. Mine will be found officially expressed in Auckland. For my own part, I have nothing to complain of in my office, nor (when the new Commissioner is appointed) shall I have anything to desire. Except that the longpromised instructions as to the respective duties of Civil Commissr. and Rest.Magte. might be issued as soon as possible, and that something should be done, as above indicated, about Assessors and Police. Hoping we may soon see you again to assume your new duties as Superintendent, I remain, My dear McLean, Very sincerely yours, E. S. Cooper.
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6 pages written 21 Jan 1863 by George Sisson Cooper in Waipukurau to Sir Donald McLean, Inward letters - George Sisson Cooper

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Key Value
Document date 21 January 1863
Document MCLEAN-1012576
Document title 6 pages written 21 Jan 1863 by George Sisson Cooper in Waipukurau to Sir Donald McLean
Document type MANUSCRIPT
Attribution ATL
Author 37435/Cooper, George Sisson, 1825-1898
Collection McLean Papers
Date 1863-01-21
Decade 1860s
Destination Unknown
Englishorigin ATL
Entityid 7
Format Full Text
Generictitle 6 pages written 21 Jan 1863 by George Sisson Cooper in Waipukurau to Sir Donald McLean
Iwihapu Unknown
Language English
Name 37435/Cooper, George Sisson, 1825-1898
Origin 92017/Waipukurau
Place 92017/Waipukurau
Recipient 4809/McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877
Section Manuscripts
Series Series 1 Inward letters (English)
Sortorder 0004-0024
Subarea Manuscripts and Archives Collection
Tapuhigroupref MS-Group-1551
Tapuhiitemcorpname 60252/Ringatu Church
Tapuhiitemcount 108
Tapuhiitemcount 2 14501
Tapuhiitemcount 3 30238
Tapuhiitemdescription 105 letters written from Taranaki, Hawke's Bay & Wellington. Contains correspondence between McLean and Cooper with regard to the purchase of Maori land in Hawke's Bay and Wairarapa in particular, and various complaints and issues that arose from the purchases; also contains information and discussions about the spread of the Pai Marire and Ringatu religions (again, with a particular focus on Hawke's Bay and Wairarapa), and about general Maori affairs. Includes draft letters from McLean to Cooper; letters from George's wife Ellen C Cooper, 1863-1872, and from Sarah Cooper (undated).
Tapuhiitemgenre 3 230058/Personal records Reports
Tapuhiitemiwihapu 33770/Rangitane
Tapuhiitemname 1144548/Cooper, Ellen Chaffers, 1840-1928
Tapuhiitemname 3 4809/McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877
Tapuhiitemplace 51813/Hawke's Bay Region
Tapuhiitemref MS-Papers-0032-0228
Tapuhiitemref 2 Series 1 Inward letters (English)
Tapuhiitemref 3 MS-Group-1551
Tapuhiitemsubjects 1178581/Whakapono
Tapuhiitemsubjects 3 1446/New Zealand Wars, 1860-1872
Tapuhiitemtitle Inward letters - George Sisson Cooper
Tapuhiitemtitle 2 Series 1 Inward letters (English)
Tapuhiitemtitle 3 McLean Papers
Tapuhireelref MS-COPY-MICRO-0535-048
Teipb 1
Teiref ms-1326-016
Year 1863

6 pages written 21 Jan 1863 by George Sisson Cooper in Waipukurau to Sir Donald McLean Inward letters - George Sisson Cooper

6 pages written 21 Jan 1863 by George Sisson Cooper in Waipukurau to Sir Donald McLean Inward letters - George Sisson Cooper

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