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Camp Mata Piro. 24 Feby. 1866. My dear McLean, I am quite aware that I was wrong in asking the why and the wherefore of the Govr. respecting the movement of my men. It was an act of diplomacy on my part. I was anxious and knew I should get an answer of some kind and I got a wiggin, which I fully expected. I am very glad to hear that Arthur has got his promotion. I must say I think he has well earnt it and both he and Biggs are a proof that civilian soldiers are quite as able to fight Maories as the most experinced and disciplined regulars. I am very glad that you think of sending me north I would sooner be there than here on my old run and which if every one had his rights would be mine still but it is of no use looking backwards. I hope you will send me where there is some thing going on. I want my promotion. I wish you would tell me as an old friend if you think there is any chance of my getting it. If not, I think seriously of leaving the Province for I don't see any chance of any other apointment now that Fraser has been put over my head as a civilian. I have written to Withers asking for 3 days leave, if you think there is any danger in my leaving the Camp, I do not much care about it. Brown is having this run surveyed under the new act. If all the run holders get bona-fide leases, the Natives will have no land to sell, so that the new Native lands Act will only benefit the runholders. Yours sincerely, Edmund Tuke.
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3 pages written 24 Feb 1866 by Edmund Tuke in Matapiro to Sir Donald McLean, Inward letters - Catherine & Edmund Tuke

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Key Value
Document date 24 February 1866
Document MCLEAN-1014845
Document title 3 pages written 24 Feb 1866 by Edmund Tuke in Matapiro to Sir Donald McLean
Document type MANUSCRIPT
Attribution ATL
Author 45442/Tuke, Edmund, 1826-1901
Collection McLean Papers
Date 1866-02-24
Decade 1860s
Destination Unknown
Englishorigin ATL
Entityid 8
Format Full Text
Generictitle 3 pages written 24 Feb 1866 by Edmund Tuke in Matapiro to Sir Donald McLean
Iwihapu Unknown
Language English
Name 45442/Tuke, Edmund, 1826-1901
Origin 715659/Matapiro
Place 715659/Matapiro
Recipient 4809/McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877
Section Manuscripts
Series Series 1 Inward letters (English)
Sortorder 0469-0022
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-1331-046
Year 1866

3 pages written 24 Feb 1866 by Edmund Tuke in Matapiro to Sir Donald McLean Inward letters - Catherine & Edmund Tuke

3 pages written 24 Feb 1866 by Edmund Tuke in Matapiro to Sir Donald McLean Inward letters - Catherine & Edmund Tuke

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