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New Plymouth, April 9th, 1846 To His Excellency, Captain Grey, Governor of New Zealand. Sir, We the undersigned inhabitants of New Plymouth beg to express to your Excellency the favourable opinion we entertain as to the manner in which Mr. McLean has performed the duties of his Office during his residence amongst us as the Sub Protector of Aborigines for this District. Without adverting to the Protectorate in general it is our belief that by his conciliatory conduct and strict impartiality, Mr. McLean has secured for himself individually the respect and friendly feelings of both races in this settlement nor are we aware that he has ever taken advantage of his influence with the natives, to excite them to act uncharitably or in an improper manner towards the European population on the contrary we believe that whilst acting in the spirit of justice towards the former, it has always been in connexion with a natural feeling of sympathy for the defenceless position of the latter. Having heard that the Aboriginal Protectorate was to be finally abolished on the 31st of last month we consider it a matter of duty to Mr. McLean, that this our cordial opinion of his past services should be laid before your Excellency. We have the honor to remain, Your Excellency's Obedient and Humble Servants To His Excellency Governor Grey etc. etc. etc. (Signed) Henry King P.M. Geo. Aufield J.P. T. T. Wicksteed Res. Agt. of New Zealand Compy. & J.P. Wm. Bolland (Clergyman) T. Standish P. U. Gledhill Jas. Webster J.P. George St. George Edwin Harris Richard Chilman John Newland Thos. Davies Edwd. Dorsett Octavius Carrington John George Cooke J.P. S. Gillingham Robt. Gillingham Charles Hersthouse H. Hanson Turton New Plymouth June 18th. 1846. My dear Sir, I beg to forward for your perusal, the accompanying document, which is the copy of a letter forwarded to Governor Grey, from this place, on the 29th. of April. With respect to the number of signatures attached to it, I have merely to say that they are as many as there was time and convenience to procure. Otherwise, I can assure you, there is not a gentleman in this settlement who would not have subscribed his name with the same readiness and cordiality as was manifested by those whose names appear. You will, therefore, I believe, do right to consider it as but a private expression of general feeliing. I would have sent you the fore-going at an earlier period, had not your hasty departure for Wanganui prevented my doing so. Hoping that you will receive this as a sufficient excuse for my delay. I beg to remain my dear Sir, Yours truly (Signed) H. Hanson Turton. Mission House. To:- Donald McLean Esq. New Ply mouth Taranaki 20th June 1846 My Dear Sir, I have the pleasure of acknowledging your kind letter to me of the 18th instant, together with the copy of a communication addressed to His Excellency Governor Grey by yourself and other Gentlemen of this settlement on the 29th of April last. My gratification on perusing this testimonial of my services as Sub Protector was much enhanced from never having contemplated that they merited such notice and it will consequently at all times be to me a pleasing reflection that my attempts to conciliate the Europeans and Aborigines of this part of the Island whether successful or otherwise have secured for me such a mark of esteem. Nor can I conclude without expressing my satisfaction that with my late appointment does not cease my connexion with this settlement in the prosperity of whose inhabitants I have taken the greatest interest and I derive encouragement from the anticipation that my present appointment may contribute in some measure to that, as well as to the recognition of better feelings between both races. I remain, My dear Sir, Yours truly, (Signed) Donald McLean Revd. H. Hanson Turton, Mission House.
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4 pages written 9 Apr 1846 by Sandham Gillingham, John Newland, Sir George Grey, Richard Chilman, Rev Henry Hanson Turton, Sir Donald McLean and Francis Ullathorn Gledhill in New Plymouth District and Taranaki Region to New Plymouth District, Protector of Aborigines - Papers

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Document date 9 April 1846
Document MCLEAN-1020189
Document title 4 pages written 9 Apr 1846 by Sandham Gillingham, John Newland, Sir George Grey, Richard Chilman, Rev Henry Hanson Turton, Sir Donald McLean and Francis Ullathorn Gledhill in New Plymouth District and Taranaki Region to New Plymouth District
Document type MANUSCRIPT
Attribution ATL
Author 166095/Gillingham, Sandham fl 1882
Collection McLean Papers
Date 1846-04-09
Decade 1840s
Destination 35923/New Plymouth District
Englishorigin ATL
Entityid 35
Format Full Text
Generictitle 4 pages written 9 Apr 1846 by Sandham Gillingham, John Newland, Sir George Grey, Richard Chilman, Rev Henry Hanson Turton, Sir Donald McLean and Francis Ullathorn Gledhill in New Plymouth District and Taranaki Region to New Plymouth District
Iwihapu Unknown
Language English
Name 166095/Gillingham, Sandham fl 1882
Origin 35923/New Plymouth District
Place 35923/New Plymouth District
Recipient Unknown
Section Manuscripts
Series Series 7 Official papers
Sortorder 0101-0083
Subarea Manuscripts and Archives Collection
Tapuhigroupref MS-Group-1551
Tapuhiitemcount 34
Tapuhiitemcount 2 3737
Tapuhiitemcount 3 30238
Tapuhiitemdescription Includes correspondence with George Clarke, Chief Protector of Aborigines and others relating to Maori affairs in the Taranaki and Wanganui area. Includes list of the principal chiefs of the Puketapu tribe (1845), many of whom had settled at the unoccupied Ngati Toa pa at Te Uruhi on the Kapiti Coast; a report by Rev. Skevington on a dispute between Taupo and Wanganui Maori; description of the boundaries of the small block including the town and suburbs of New Plymouth, 22 Nov 1844 and lists of expenses incurred by McLean carry out his official duties
Tapuhiitemgenre 3 230058/Personal records Reports
Tapuhiitemname 1126371/Reid, Nathaniel, fl 1845
Tapuhiitemname 3 4809/McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877
Tapuhiitemref MS-Papers-0032-0002
Tapuhiitemref 2 Series 7 Official papers
Tapuhiitemref 3 MS-Group-1551
Tapuhiitemsubjects 3 1446/New Zealand Wars, 1860-1872
Tapuhiitemtitle Protector of Aborigines - Papers
Tapuhiitemtitle 2 Series 7 Official papers
Tapuhiitemtitle 3 McLean Papers
Tapuhireelref MS-COPY-MICRO-0535-002
Teiref ms-1308-103
Year 1846

4 pages written 9 Apr 1846 by Sandham Gillingham, John Newland, Sir George Grey, Richard Chilman, Rev Henry Hanson Turton, Sir Donald McLean and Francis Ullathorn Gledhill in New Plymouth District and Taranaki Region to New Plymouth District Protector of Aborigines - Papers

4 pages written 9 Apr 1846 by Sandham Gillingham, John Newland, Sir George Grey, Richard Chilman, Rev Henry Hanson Turton, Sir Donald McLean and Francis Ullathorn Gledhill in New Plymouth District and Taranaki Region to New Plymouth District Protector of Aborigines - Papers

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