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Gisborne. 22nd. December 1870. Dear Sir, The instructions received to-day froM Mr. Ormond to Major Ropata and myself to march to Ruatahuna were very unexpected, and has caught me in the midst of my fatigueing duty of paying the men; about 400 of whom I have paid. I should have wished to have been able to complete; but I am afraid now it will be impossible to do so. I did not meet with so much dissatisfaction as I anticipated about the smallness of the amount allowed for the Waikare expedition. When the men were told of the intended march to Ruatahuma, much joking took place about the nature of the country; some of them wishing to know if Government intended to build nests in the trees, in establishing a post at Ruatahuna. All appeared very willing to go out again. Ropata intends to take only men from Te Urewera and Whanauarua. Tuparoa I am starting up the coast to-morrow with letters to bring some men down who are at the Kainga, also to complete as far as possible, the payment of the moneys in my hands. I find it very trying work indeed; and I have been very much harrassed for the last two weeks. Ropata leaves all preparations to me, and relies solely upon my doing it. often forgetting the shortness of time allowed. It will only be just possible for me to get back by the end of the month, the time named for starting out. I am very sanguine that if we marched by Te Wera, we might fall in with Te Kooti. Ropata will be down here from Patutahi tomorrow, and will probably write to you. I have the honour to be Sir, Yours faithfully, (Signed) T.W. Porter. To:- Mr. D. McLean.
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5 pages written 22 Dec 1870 by Thomas William Porter in Gisborne to Sir Donald McLean, Inward letters - T W Porter

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Key Value
Document date 22 December 1870
Document MCLEAN-1025881
Document title 5 pages written 22 Dec 1870 by Thomas William Porter in Gisborne to Sir Donald McLean
Document type MANUSCRIPT
Attribution ATL
Author 45121/Porter, Thomas William, 1844-1920
Collection McLean Papers
Date 1870-12-22
Decade 1870s
Destination Unknown
Englishorigin ATL
Entityid 4
Format Full Text
Generictitle 5 pages written 22 Dec 1870 by Thomas William Porter in Gisborne to Sir Donald McLean
Iwihapu Unknown
Language English
Name 45121/Porter, Thomas William, 1844-1920
Origin 72544/Gisborne
Place 72544/Gisborne
Recipient 4809/McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877
Section Manuscripts
Series Series 1 Inward letters (English)
Sortorder 0005-0021
Subarea Manuscripts and Archives Collection
Tapuhigroupref MS-Group-1551
Tapuhiitemcount 96
Tapuhiitemcount 2 14501
Tapuhiitemcount 3 30238
Tapuhiitemdescription 96 letters written from Gisborne and Wairoa, 1870-1876 & undated. Includes letters in Maori to Poata from R Kawhia of Tuparoa, 1876; letter to Kapene Poata from Hotene Porourangi of Waiapu, 1876.
Tapuhiitemgenre 3 230058/Personal records Reports
Tapuhiitemname 320654/Porourangi, Hotene (Captain), fl 1850s-1870s
Tapuhiitemname 3 4809/McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877
Tapuhiitemref MS-Papers-0032-0510
Tapuhiitemref 2 Series 1 Inward letters (English)
Tapuhiitemref 3 MS-Group-1551
Tapuhiitemsubjects 3 1446/New Zealand Wars, 1860-1872
Tapuhiitemtitle Inward letters - T W Porter
Tapuhiitemtitle 2 Series 1 Inward letters (English)
Tapuhiitemtitle 3 McLean Papers
Tapuhireelref MS-COPY-MICRO-0535-081
Teiref ms-1345-245
Year 1870

5 pages written 22 Dec 1870 by Thomas William Porter in Gisborne to Sir Donald McLean Inward letters - T W Porter

5 pages written 22 Dec 1870 by Thomas William Porter in Gisborne to Sir Donald McLean Inward letters - T W Porter

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