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Waiwakaiho 9 May 1852 Go off, my regards, to McLean. For two years our daughter, Mere Ropiha, has been ill and now I am overwhelmed with suffering at home. But what can we do about the misfortune [caused by] the powerful hand of God which takes away? On the 3rd of May she left us. Friend, greetings, greetings, greetings to you. Now I am living here at Ngamotu at the place you left for me and the Maori and the Pakeha. And the arrangements, they will not die with me; your arrangements will not be disturbed. My dear friend, under these arrangements of ours, whether you are here or there, you should be sure [that they will be upheld]. Sir, my thoughts are constantly with the Pakeha, but I am still sad over our daughter; however, the explanation lies with God. I think that the principles will come back to me for investigating our people when they are in trouble. But who should do the investigating? You know 'one, one, two, two' [first one thing, then the next?], this was the principle you decided on for me for keeping watch on crimes. Well, even though the tide washes over a high rock, it does not disappear.' Friend, McLean, greetings to you. That's all. But I've a love song for you. [Waiata text follows] Let my letter go to Paki at Pitoone. That's all. From your good friend, from Hone Ropiha To McLean Written by Kipa to McLean

Waiwakaiho 9 Mei 1852 Haere atu ra, e toku aroha, ki a Te Makarini. I nga tau e rua kua mate to taua kotiro a Mere Ropiha. Tenei au te huri mate nei ki te whare. E taea hoki koa te aha i aitua, i te ringa kaha o te Atua ki te tango atu? No te toru o nga ra o Mei ka haere ia. E hoa, tena koe, a tena koe, tena ra koe. Tenei hoki au te noho nei i Ngamotu, i te kainga i waiho iho nei e koe, matou ko nga Maori, ko nga Pakeha. Tenei ano nga tikanga, e kore e mate kei runga i au, e kore e mate o tikanga. E toku hoa aroha, ki runga i a tatou nei tikanga, ahakoa i konei koe e mohio ana koe, ahakoa i kona koe, e mohio ana. E koro, ko taku whakaaro kei runga tonu i nga Pakeha, otira e pouritanga ano toku mo to taua kotiro, ma te Atua te whakamaramatanga. I te whakaaro, ka hoki mai nga tikanga ki a au, hei titiro i to taua iwi i runga i nga raruraru. Ma wai tenei e titiro? Kua mohio koe 'kotahi kotahi, ka rua ka rua', ko te tikanga tenei i whakaritea ai au e koe e tiaki mo nga he. Ahakoa pari noa te tai ki runga i te toka e teitei ana, e kore e ngaro. E hoa, e Te Makarini, tena ra koe. Heoi ano. He waiata aroha naku ki a koe. E ua e te ua, ua mai, waho na, hei roto nei au whakawairau ai era ka toutou ki runga o Ngamotu. Ka tohu au e ko te hoa ka wehea, i pupuke a wai te roimata i aku kanohi, ma wai e whai atu to matou e mea ea ea to whakainga hoe, ka eke kei toka puta, kei roto kei te ahuru, kei witi ai reira, ko te kai a Kiri te hoki mai ki au. Kaua nono koe Kawana. ka oti atu ka waiho au o te hoa kia akaae ana te hekinga i te tutu, ka hinga hou, ka turori. Kia tae taku pukapuka ki a Paki kei Pitoone. Heoi ano. Na tou hoa aroha, na Hone Ropiha Ki a Makarini Na Kipa i tuhi atu ki a Makarini

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2 pages written 9 May 1852 by Hone Ropiha in Waiwakaiho to Sir Donald McLean, related to Whanganui, Inward letters in Maori

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Document title	2 pages written 9 May 1852 by Hone Ropiha in Waiwakaiho to Sir Donald McLean, related to Whanganui
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Author	216508/Ropiha, Hone, d 1863
Collection	McLean Papers
Date	1852-05-09
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Destination	Unknown
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Recipient	4809/McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877
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Tapuhiitemdescription	Contains letters from Maori to McLean with regard to land tenure; in particular, there is a report on a dispute among Maori about the ownership of land, and a request for advise about how to manage the sale of timber There are also requests for a wide variety of items, reports on a number of topics, and a population census of the Muaupoko tribe from 1852
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2 pages written 9 May 1852 by Hone Ropiha in Waiwakaiho to Sir Donald McLean, related to Whanganui Inward letters in Maori

author	216508/Ropiha, Hone, d 1863
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origin	1107573/Waiwakaiho
recipient	4809/McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877
Folder	MS-Papers-0032-0676C

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