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English
Maori
12 Pepuere 1840 [1850] E hoa, e Kawana, E pouri ana au ki toku whenua e utua na nei e Ngati Awa. E mea ana au kia utua inaianei e koe toku kainga, ka mate hoki au. Heoi ano te korero. Te Mata-pihi-o-te-rangi, ko Mihaka Niumata, Koriwai, Ngapaki [list of names follows, very difficult to decipher]. E hoa, e Ka[wa]na, kia rongo mai koe ki ta[ku] korero, he whenua tenei i tuhituhia nei e au nga ingoa. Mihaka Niumatua 12 February 1840 [1850] Friend, Governor, I am upset about my land being sold by Ngati Awa. I suggest to you that you buy my land now, also since I am ill. That's all to say. Te Mata-pihi-o-te-rangi, Mihaka Niumata, Koriwai, Ngapaki [list of names follows, very difficult to decipher]. Friend, Governor, hear what I have to say, this is the land, for which I have written the names. Mihaka Niumatua [Note following] '1850. Offering to sell land at Taranaki.'
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2 pages written 12 Feb 1850 by Mihaka Niumatua to Sir George Grey, related to Kawana Hunia Te Hakeke, Wellington Region, Taranaki Region, Taranaki (Taranaki Iwi), Inward letters in Maori

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Key Value
Document date 12 February 1850
Document MCLEAN-1030829
Document title 2 pages written 12 Feb 1850 by Mihaka Niumatua to Sir George Grey, related to Kawana Hunia Te Hakeke, Wellington Region, Taranaki Region, Taranaki (Taranaki Iwi)
Document type MANUSCRIPT
Attribution E Ma
Author 460592/Niumatua, Mihaka, fl 1850s
Collection McLean Papers
Date 1850-02-12
Decade 1850s
Destination Unknown
Englishorigin E Ma
Entityid None
Format Full Text
Generictitle 2 pages written 12 Feb 1850 by Mihaka Niumatua to Sir George Grey, related to Kawana Hunia Te Hakeke, Wellington Region, Taranaki Region, Taranaki (Taranaki Iwi)
Iwihapu 53425/Taranaki (Taranaki Iwi)
Language English
Maoriorigin E Ma
Name 2641/Grey, George (Sir), 1812-1898
Origin Unknown
Place 66393/Wellington Region
Recipient 2641/Grey, George (Sir), 1812-1898
Section Manuscripts
Series Series 2 Inward letters (Maori)
Sortorder 0138-0015
Subarea Manuscripts and Archives Collection
Tapuhigroupref MS-Group-1551
Tapuhiitemcount 10
Tapuhiitemcount 2 3148
Tapuhiitemcount 3 30238
Tapuhiitemdescription Contains letters from Maori to McLean with regard to land tenure; in particular, there are letters setting out claims to different pieces of land (ie establishing the authority to sell), offers to sell land and lists of owners, There are also letters about the theft of various items and ways to seek recompense, horse and cattle trading, local news, and a warning to Potatau to stop fighting with other members of his tribeIncludes a detailed letter by Rakorako about the gifting of Whareroa (Mackay's crossing, Paraparaumu) and Tipapa to Ngati Maru by Te Rangihiroa and Te Hiko of Ngati Toa for two waka and quantities of food.
Tapuhiitemgenre 3 230058/Personal records Reports
Tapuhiitemname 3 4809/McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877
Tapuhiitemref MS-Papers-0032-0674A
Tapuhiitemref 2 Series 2 Inward letters (Maori)
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 Taranaki offering to sell land at Taranaki
Tapuhipiecedisplaydate 12 Feb 1850
Tapuhipieceref MS-Papers-0032-0674A-05
Tapuhipiecesearchdate 1850
Tapuhipiecetitle Letter from Mihapa to George Grey
Tapuhireelref MS-COPY-MICRO-0535-104
Teiref MS-Papers-0032-0674A-05
Year 1850

2 pages written 12 Feb 1850 by Mihaka Niumatua to Sir George Grey, related to Kawana Hunia Te Hakeke, Wellington Region, Taranaki Region, Taranaki (Taranaki Iwi) Inward letters in Maori

2 pages written 12 Feb 1850 by Mihaka Niumatua to Sir George Grey, related to Kawana Hunia Te Hakeke, Wellington Region, Taranaki Region, Taranaki (Taranaki Iwi) Inward letters in Maori

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