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Napier Sepr. 4th, 1866 Dear Sir, Everything goes on quietly here at present, but we should be glad to see you back once more. I am glad for that reason that you did not take the Native Ministers office. Major Whitmore is back and of course he is very much excited about what has been going on at the back of his run in the way of sheep stealing. There appears to be no doubt but that sheep have been stolen, but the number is not known. It seems to me, to be more a case for 'The Outlying Districts Police Act 1865', than for a declaration for war. We shall never have peace if we are going to fight over every theft etc. that may take place in the Colony. It is a robbery and ought to be first acted upon as such. I like the scheme of settling a regiment in the interior. It will be experience, but it will disperse that cloud of uncertainty that always hangs over the Taupo country. There appears to be strange management somewhere; for the other day when I was at Opotiki, Wi Kingi chief of Ngaitai, at Torere, who has always been loyal complained that his land was confiscated, and that certain officers stationed at Opotiki, told him, that he must sell his bullocks to them at four pounds a head, when they are sold at Opotiki for ten or more. Martial law is still in force there. The 14th Regiment left this morning. There was a great wedding here this morning, David Hunter and Miss Monteith. I was surprised to find twelve pounds odd for me at Catchpool's office the other day, I am much obliged to you for passing it, I never expected to see it again. There is a Mr. Anderson up here from Otago, He is gone up to the Wairoa by my recommendation. I remain, Yours truly, S. Locke D. McLean Esq., M. H. R., Wellington
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3 pages written 4 Sep 1866 by Samuel Locke in Napier City to Sir Donald McLean in Wellington, Inward letters - Samuel Locke

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Key Value
Document date 4 September 1866
Document MCLEAN-1019742
Document title 3 pages written 4 Sep 1866 by Samuel Locke in Napier City to Sir Donald McLean in Wellington
Document type MANUSCRIPT
Attribution ATL
Author 44576/Locke, Samuel, 1836-1890
Collection McLean Papers
Date 1866-09-04
Decade 1860s
Destination 66393/Wellington
Englishorigin ATL
Entityid 59
Format Full Text
Generictitle 3 pages written 4 Sep 1866 by Samuel Locke in Napier City to Sir Donald McLean in Wellington
Iwihapu Unknown
Language English
Name 44576/Locke, Samuel, 1836-1890
Origin 71187/Napier City
Place 66393/Wellington
Recipient 4809/McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877
Section Manuscripts
Series Series 1 Inward letters (English)
Sortorder 0459-0184
Subarea Manuscripts and Archives Collection
Tapuhigroupref MS-Group-1551
Tapuhiitemcount 103
Tapuhiitemcount 2 14501
Tapuhiitemcount 3 30238
Tapuhiitemdescription 104 letters written from Hawke's Bay, 1860-1870
Tapuhiitemgenre 3 230058/Personal records Reports
Tapuhiitemname 44576/Locke, Samuel, 1836-1890
Tapuhiitemname 3 4809/McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877
Tapuhiitemref MS-Papers-0032-0393
Tapuhiitemref 2 Series 1 Inward letters (English)
Tapuhiitemref 3 MS-Group-1551
Tapuhiitemsubjects 3 1446/New Zealand Wars, 1860-1872
Tapuhiitemtitle Inward letters - Samuel Locke
Tapuhiitemtitle 2 Series 1 Inward letters (English)
Tapuhiitemtitle 3 McLean Papers
Tapuhireelref MS-COPY-MICRO-0535-067
Teiref ms-1301-069
Year 1866

3 pages written 4 Sep 1866 by Samuel Locke in Napier City to Sir Donald McLean in Wellington Inward letters - Samuel Locke

3 pages written 4 Sep 1866 by Samuel Locke in Napier City to Sir Donald McLean in Wellington Inward letters - Samuel Locke

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