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Tauranga, 22nd Sept., 1870. My dear Sir, I enclose a note just received from Sub Inspector Withers at Whakatane mentioning the unexpected arrival of another batch of Uriweras, also that Tamai Kowha is in communication with Marsh's people. Bad as this man is, I hope he will come in, as until he does the road between Whakatane and Opotiki will be more or less unsafe. I purpose starting for Opotiki tomorrow and will see what Tamai Kowha is about - Mr. Clarke returned yesterday from Kaiteriria and I have shewn him the note from Mr. Withers. You will have heard from Mr. Clarke that Captains Preece and Mair are out watching the outlets from the Uriwera country towards Taupo and Waikato - Their forces have been paid to end of last month and are now settled with regularly every month, and since you were here they have been always well supplied with provisions. Captain Preece in a note informs me, that the Uriweras at Putere are under the impression that Te Kooti will shortly pay a visit to Whakatane - I mentioned this to Mr. Clarke and he appears to have received similar information. Te Kootican do no mischief at Whakatane, as the Redoubt is now I believe without exception the strongest and neatest in New Zealand - great credit is due to Mr. Withers for the perfect state of the Redoubt and everything about it - I have sent him 100 Hand Grenades though I do not think that any Native force will ever attack so strong a work - The Ngatipukeko have built a strong Pah near the rock immediately below the Redoubt, so that Whakatane is perfectly safe in every way - This talk of a movement on Whakatane is probably a blind to cover a move in some other direction - I leave Preece and Mair quite their own masters to go where they like, but with the understanding that their principal duty is to prevent the return of Te Kooti to the Patatere or King country. Mr. Clarke's firmness with the Orakeikorakie natives will I believe end in their accepting his terms of 2/- per Telegraph pole, the same as taken by the other tribes. I have paid the Militia at Opotiki in anticipation of the money arriving by next mail. Mr. Gill is paying Marsh's people to as late a date as possible, when they will be transferred to my payment - I have just recovered from the difficulty arising from the destruction of all my books, papers etc. - My European force in the district is now very small, but I expect some men daily from the Depot at Wellington. Everything works smoothly and quietly in this and t the Opotiki district. I remain my dear Sir, Yours very truly, W. Moule. The Honble. D. McLean, Native and Defence Minister, Wellington.
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7 pages written 22 Sep 1870 by Colonel William Moule in Tauranga to Sir Donald McLean in Wellington, Inward letters - W Moule

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Key Value
Document date 22 September 1870
Document MCLEAN-1019556
Document title 7 pages written 22 Sep 1870 by Colonel William Moule in Tauranga to Sir Donald McLean in Wellington
Document type MANUSCRIPT
Attribution ATL
Author 248766/Moule, William (Colonel), fl 1863-1900
Collection McLean Papers
Date 1870-09-22
Decade 1870s
Destination 66393/Wellington
Englishorigin ATL
Entityid 28
Format Full Text
Generictitle 7 pages written 22 Sep 1870 by Colonel William Moule in Tauranga to Sir Donald McLean in Wellington
Iwihapu Unknown
Language English
Name 248766/Moule, William (Colonel), fl 1863-1900
Origin 70165/Tauranga
Place 66393/Wellington
Recipient 4809/McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877
Section Manuscripts
Series Series 1 Inward letters (English)
Sortorder 0358-0106
Subarea Manuscripts and Archives Collection
Tapuhigroupref MS-Group-1551
Tapuhiitemcount 38
Tapuhiitemcount 2 14501
Tapuhiitemcount 3 30238
Tapuhiitemdescription 38 letters written from Waikato & Tauranga. Includes letters to and from others correspondents: Samuel Morgan to Dr Pollen, 17 Aug 1869; Moule to Dr Pollen, 17 Aug 1869; Moule to Mair, 17 Sep 1870.
Tapuhiitemgenre 3 230058/Personal records Reports
Tapuhiitemname 248766/Moule, William (Colonel), fl 1863-1900
Tapuhiitemname 3 4809/McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877
Tapuhiitemref MS-Papers-0032-0465
Tapuhiitemref 2 Series 1 Inward letters (English)
Tapuhiitemref 3 MS-Group-1551
Tapuhiitemsubjects 3 1446/New Zealand Wars, 1860-1872
Tapuhiitemtitle Inward letters - W Moule
Tapuhiitemtitle 2 Series 1 Inward letters (English)
Tapuhiitemtitle 3 McLean Papers
Tapuhireelref MS-COPY-MICRO-0535-074
Teiref ms-1344-164
Year 1870

7 pages written 22 Sep 1870 by Colonel William Moule in Tauranga to Sir Donald McLean in Wellington Inward letters - W Moule

7 pages written 22 Sep 1870 by Colonel William Moule in Tauranga to Sir Donald McLean in Wellington Inward letters - W Moule

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