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Paekakariki 16 May 1851 Friend, McLean, This is to inform you of the boundary of the lands I am giving you. Pakahu is the boundary and it goes out to Te Ahoroa, Matarepo, Tapuirau, Ngarongotaua, Ngahinapouri, Waipu, and from Okahu to Waipu, Hamoaraia, and Mangati; from Maungapo it goes out to Puharawara, Tipakautahi, and out to Otuarukuruku, Heao, Te Meroiti, Ngatokorua, Te Ngungurutanga, Warekete Te Iho-o-Tamarau, Waitangi, Onahapiko, Te Ariamata, Marangairoa, Te Ruaotemarama, Kainga-kaikao, Kohitare, Te Kiekie, Te Ngauoture, Apirau, Paparata, Te Waimanu, Puangarehuroa, Te Pikioruanui, Te Ahirore, Manutahi, Pukeoaka, Te Koratuarangihaeia, Puketapu, Te Akeake, Ngapuketurua, Kaipuku, Hoetirau, Kapunaherea, Te Ruato, Ngamangaiti, Tapuimauku, Te Tahuarangi, Tahirikuka, Matarikorike, Te Kotuku, Kairau, Te Karaka, Te Popo, Pumahunui, Te Kiriweka, Kaiwaru, Hareroa, Te Hinauta, Matangaro, Paruparu, Tarahua, Te Waikeri, Mangomeke. The boundary of these lands ends here. Friend, McLean, greetings; take up these lands I am giving you. That's all. From your good friend, Te Matapihi.

Paekakariki 16 Mei 1851 E hoa, e Te Makarini, Kia rongo mai koe ki te rohe o nga whenua e hoatu nei au ki a koe. Ko Pakahu te rohe are ki Te Ahoroa ki Matarepo, are [haere?] ki Tapuirau, ki Ngarongotaua, ki Ngahinapouri, ki Waipu, ko Okahu ki Waipu, ki Hamoaraia, ki Mangati, [k]o Maungapo, are ki Puharawara, ki Tipakautahi, are [haere?] ki Otuarukuruku, ki Heao, ki Te Meroiti, ki Ngatokorua, Te Ngungurutanga, Warekete Te Iho-o-Tamarau, Waitangi, Onahapiko, Te Ariamata, Marangairoa, Te Ruaotemarama, Kainga-kaikao, ko Kohitare, ko Te Kiekie, ko Te Ngauoture, ko Apirau, ko Paparata, ko Te Waimanu, ko Puangarehuroa, ko Te Pikioruanui, Ko Te Ahirore, ko Manutahi, ko Pukeoaka, ko Te Koratuarangihaeia, ko Puketapu, ko Te Akeake, ko Ngapuketurua, ko Kaipuku, ko Hoetirau, ko Kapunaherea, ko Te Ruato, ko Ngamangaiti, ko Tapuimauku, ko Te Tahuarangi, ko Tahirikuka, ko Matarikorike, ko Te Kotuku, ko Kairau, ko Te Karaka, ko Te Popo, ko Pumahunui, ko Te Kiriweka, ko Kaiwaru, ko Hareroa, ko Te Hinauta, ko Matangaro, ko Paruparu, ko Tarahua, ko Te Waikeri, ko Mangomeke. Ka mutu i konei te rohenga o enei whenua. E hoa, e Makarini, tena koe, tahuri mai ki enei whenua e hoatu nei e au ki a koe. Heoi ano. Na tou hoa aroha, na Te Matapihi.

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4 pages written 16 May 1851 by Te Matapihi in Paekakariki to Sir Donald McLean, related to Ngati Toa, Inward letters in Maori

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Document date	16 May 1851
Document	MCLEAN-1030566
Document title	4 pages written 16 May 1851 by Te Matapihi in Paekakariki to Sir Donald McLean, related to Ngati Toa
Document type	MANUSCRIPT
Attribution	E Ma
Author	463726/Te Matapihi, fl 1850s
Collection	McLean Papers
Date	1851-05-16
Decade	1850s
Destination	Unknown
Englishorigin	E Ma
Entityid	None
Format	Full Text
Generictitle	4 pages written 16 May 1851 by Te Matapihi in Paekakariki to Sir Donald McLean, related to Ngati Toa
Iwihapu	3306/Ngati Toa
Language	English
Maoriorigin	E Ma
Name	463726/Te Matapihi, fl 1850s
Origin	68653/Paekakariki
Place	68653/Paekakariki
Recipient	4809/McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877
Section	Manuscripts
Series	Series 2 Inward letters (Maori)
Sortorder	0449-0033
Subarea	Manuscripts and Archives Collection
Tapuhigroupref	MS-Group-1551
Tapuhiitemcount	20
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Tapuhiitemdescription	Contains letters from Maori to McLean with regard to land tenure; in particular, there are letters with offers of lands, and details of negotiations about meeting times and venues, boundaries of blocks for sale, and prices; there are also requests from Ngati Kahungunu that, now that the land has been sold, some good quality Pakeha be sent to settle to provide a trade outlet (Note: Some of the letters from Ngati Kahungunu have been signed by many people, and not all of them have been included in the Names Authority Field); there are also letters criticising other Maori for wishing to retain some good quality lands for themselves, and a letter about the tour of Te Miha o Te Rangi to the West Coast North Island, to talk about Haimona Pita's three underlying principles for the land Letter by Te Matapihi of Paekakariki offering to sell various lands with an appending list of place names, and letter outlining the boundaries for Arapawa (Arapaoa, South Island).
Tapuhiitemgenre 3	230058/Personal records Reports
Tapuhiitemname 3	4809/McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877
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Tapuhiitemref 3	MS-Group-1551
Tapuhiitemsubjects 3	1446/New Zealand Wars, 1860-1872
Tapuhiitemtitle	Inward letters in Maori
Tapuhiitemtitle 2	Series 2 Inward letters (Maori)
Tapuhiitemtitle 3	McLean Papers
Tapuhipiecedescription	Letter written from Paekakariki
Tapuhipiecedisplaydate	16 May 1851
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Tapuhipiecesearchdate	1851
Tapuhipiecetitle	Letter from Te Matapihi to McLean
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Teipb	1
Teiref	MS-Papers-0032-0675D-13
Year	1851

4 pages written 16 May 1851 by Te Matapihi in Paekakariki to Sir Donald McLean, related to Ngati Toa Inward letters in Maori

author	463726/Te Matapihi, fl 1850s
destination	unknown
origin	68653/Paekakariki
recipient	4809/McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877
Folder	MS-Papers-0032-0675D

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