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7 July 1851 Te Uruhi Go off, my letter, to the Governor and McLean. Listen both of you. Who is that man to speak thus? Is he the great King of the land? No. Listen, Te Uruhi belongs to Tikiku. But Tamati Wiremu, that Piripi, not so. He went to Arapawa, to Port Nicholson; that was the first time this man was seen there. We say that it is his people who hold back on this land of Te Uruhi. And this is why we give it to you, for we do not like this man, Piripi. Why did he say this land is his alone? Well it's not, it's ours. And so we say that this land, Te Uruhi, be given over to you and the Governor, to keep for ever, yours forever; we will not stop giving you this land of Te Uruhi. If there is argument about giving it to you, don't listen to this man, Piripi, he is of no account. He's only concerned with two things - holding on to and taking payment for land. Don't concede. Pay soon, pay tomorrow, it is for Tikiku and his children to speak for it. Friend, McLean, and the Governor, listen. Don't listen to the interference from anyone, even someone speaking on behalf of Arama and me, don't listen. I have the right over my part, and I have this stated right from Ngamiro, for my land of Waremauku, and Tamuna on the coast. As my neck [is to my body so too] is Tamuna to Hingarangi, Tamuna to Port Nicholson, and to the Governor's house; they are as my neck, as my neck [to my body]. That's all we have to say to you. From your affectionate son, Hoani Piriniha

7 Hurae 1851 Te Uruhi Haere ra, e taku pukapuka, ki a Kawana raua ko Makarini. Kia rongo mai korua. Ko wai tena tangata e korero na? Ko ia te Kingi nui o te whenua? Kahore. Kia rongo mai korua, ko Tikiku nona a Te Uruhi. Ko Tamati Wiremu, tena ko Piripi, aua tu. I te haere ia ki Arapawa ki Poneke. Katahi ano tenei tangata ka kitea ake ki konei. E mea ana matou ko ona tangata ano tenei, nana i pupuru tenei kainga a Te Uruhi. Koia ta matou e tuku atu nei ki a korua, e kore matou e pai ki tenei tangata, ki a Piripi. He aha ia i mea ai mana anake tenei kainga? Kahore, no matou ano. Koia ka mea ai matou kia tukua atu ki a korua ko Kawana tenei kainga a Te Uruhi, mau tonu, tupu tonu, e kore e mutu te hoatu ki a korua i tenei kainga, i Te Uruhi. Ka tohe nei hoki ki te tuku atu ki a korua, kei whakarongo korua ki nga korero a tenei tangata a Piripi, he hanga noa iho na tenei tangata. E rua ko ona tikanga, ko te puru, ko te utu whenua hoki. Kahore. Utua akuanei, utua apopo, na Tikiku hei korero ratou ko ana tariki [tamariki?]. E hoa, e Te Makarini, kia rongo mai korua [ko] Kawana, kei whakarongo korua ki te korero weuruuru a te tangata, he ahakoa he tangata kei waenganui i a maua ko Arama e korero ana, kahore, kei au ano te tikanga mo taku wahi, naku tenei kupu na Ngamiro, mo toku kainga mo Waremauku, Tamuna ki tai. Ko taku kaki Tamuna ki Hingarangi, ko taku kaki Tamuna ki Poneke, ko taku kaki whare o Kawana, ko taku kaki, hoi ko taku kaki. Heoi ano a matou kupu ki a korua. Na tou tamaiti aroha, na Hoani Piriniha

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3 pages written 7 Jul 1851 by Hoani Piriniha in Te Uruhi to Sir George Grey and Sir Donald McLean, related to Ngati Toa, Inward letters in Maori

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Document date	6 July 1851
Document	MCLEAN-1031185
Document title	3 pages written 7 Jul 1851 by Hoani Piriniha in Te Uruhi to Sir George Grey and Sir Donald McLean, related to Ngati Toa
Document type	MANUSCRIPT
Attribution	E Ma
Author	463808/Piriniha, Hoani, fl 1846
Collection	McLean Papers
Date	1851-07-06
Decade	1850s
Destination	Unknown
Englishorigin	E Ma
Entityid	None
Format	Full Text
Generictitle	3 pages written 7 Jul 1851 by Hoani Piriniha in Te Uruhi to Sir George Grey and Sir Donald McLean, related to Ngati Toa
Iwihapu	3306/Ngati Toa
Language	English
Maoriorigin	E Ma
Name	2641/Grey, George (Sir), 1812-1898
Origin	488057/Te Uruhi
Place	488057/Te Uruhi
Recipient	2641/Grey, George (Sir), 1812-1898
Section	Manuscripts
Series	Series 2 Inward letters (Maori)
Sortorder	0520-0009
Subarea	Manuscripts and Archives Collection
Tapuhigroupref	MS-Group-1551
Tapuhiitemcount	13
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Tapuhiitemdescription	Contains letters from Maori to McLean with regard to land tenure; in particular, there are letters complaining abgout being left out of part payments for land and asking to be included in future, letters with claims of ownership and rejection of the claims of others, there are letters about the creation of reserves; there is also a letter from Te Hapuku asking why the promised Pakeha settlers haven't been sent; some of the letters also include waiata
Tapuhiitemgenre 3	230058/Personal records Reports
Tapuhiitemname 3	4809/McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877
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Tapuhiitemref 2	Series 2 Inward letters (Maori)
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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 Te Uruhi
Tapuhipiecedisplaydate	7 Jul 1851
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Tapuhipiecesearchdate	1851
Tapuhipiecetitle	Letter from Hoani Piriniha to Kawana & McLean
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Year	1851

3 pages written 7 Jul 1851 by Hoani Piriniha in Te Uruhi to Sir George Grey and Sir Donald McLean, related to Ngati Toa Inward letters in Maori

author	463808/Piriniha, Hoani, fl 1846
destination	unknown
origin	488057/Te Uruhi
recipient	2641/Grey, George (Sir), 1812-1898
Folder	MS-Papers-0032-0675F

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