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13 March 1853 Port Nicholson, that is, Te Aro and out to Parore, and right out to the sea in the west, is the part we think you should give us coppers for, because all the people of Port Nicholson have taken payments for that side, and we have had none. So we thought to contact you because we too own that part, and those in the south did not think of us. Another part we thought about was Wairarapa, Te Mahia and out to Ahuriri, and right on to Turanganui. These were lands of our ancestors, that is, Turanga, in the past, and we are the descendants on that land. Listen, you two, to what Te Kani-a-Takirau said to Ngati Ruanui, that if they were to be paid, then they should have a discussion [?] with him. We said to Te Kani that if Turanga is to be sold there should be discussion [?] with us. Likewise, you should give us some coppers because that land has been paid for, so give it to us right now. Listen, the request the people made to you was a request for the dead, but we are asking for the land because we together own the land. That's all. From Mita Te Wakapiko, Rawiri Te Roro, Nikora Urumapu[?], Pekepa Tepuhi, Piripi Takarangi, Hamuera Tarawa, Rimene[?] Hopu To Cooper and McLean

13 Maehe 1853 Ko Poneke ara ko Te Aro puta no ki Parore, puta noa ki te moana taitua, te wahi e whakaaro ai matou kia homai e korua tetahi kapa ki a matou, no te mea kua tango katoa nga tangata o Poneke i nga utu o taua taha, kahore ki a matou. No konei matou i whakaaro ai kia pa atu ki a korua, no te mea no matou tahi taua wahi, ko ratou i runga kahore i whakaaro ki a matou. Tetahi wahi i whakaaro ai matou ko Wairarapa, ko Te Mahia puta noa ki a Ahuriri, puta noa ki Turanganui. Ko nga oneone tenei o o matou tupuna, ara, Turanga i mua, ko matou nga uri ki tenei whenua. Whakarongo, korua, ki te kupu mai a Te Kani-a-Takirau, i mea mai ai ki Ngati Ruanui, ki te utua a Ngati Ruanui hoki kia hoatu tetahi wati paipa ki a ia. Ka mea atu matou ki a Te Kani, ki te utu a Turanga, kia tae mai tetahi watinga paipa ki a matou. Waihoki me homai e korua he kapa ki a matou no te mea kua utua aua whenua, me homai ki a matou aianei ano. Whakarongo mai, ko te tono a te tangata ki a korua e tono nei, e tono ana mo nga tupapaku, ko matou e tono atu nei mo te whenua no te mea no matou tahi te whenua. Heoi ano. Na Mita Te Wakapiko, na Rawiri Te Roro, na Nikora Urumapu[?], na Pekepa Tepuhi, na Piripi Takarangi, na Hamuera Tarawa, na Rimene[?] Hopu Ki a Te Kupa raua ko Makarini

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4 pages written 15 Mar 1853 by Rawiri Te Roro to George Sisson Cooper and Sir Donald McLean, related to Wellington City, Te Ati Awa, Inward letters in Maori

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Key	Value
Document date	13 March 1853
Document	MCLEAN-1031312
Document title	4 pages written 15 Mar 1853 by Rawiri Te Roro to George Sisson Cooper and Sir Donald McLean, related to Wellington City, Te Ati Awa
Document type	MANUSCRIPT
Attribution	E Ma
Author	271108/Te Roro, Rawiri fl 1855
Collection	McLean Papers
Date	1853-03-13
Decade	1850s
Destination	Unknown
Englishorigin	E Ma
Entityid	None
Format	Full Text
Generictitle	4 pages written 15 Mar 1853 by Rawiri Te Roro to George Sisson Cooper and Sir Donald McLean, related to Wellington City, Te Ati Awa
Iwihapu	5801/Te Ati Awa
Language	English
Maoriorigin	E Ma
Name	271108/Te Roro, Rawiri fl 1855
Origin	Unknown
Place	65066/Wellington City
Recipient	37435/Cooper, George Sisson, 1825-1898
Section	Manuscripts
Series	Series 2 Inward letters (Maori)
Sortorder	0420-0012
Subarea	Manuscripts and Archives Collection
Tapuhigroupref	MS-Group-1551
Tapuhiitemcount	23
Tapuhiitemcount 2	3148
Tapuhiitemcount 3	30238
Tapuhiitemdescription	Contains letters from Maori to McLean with regard to land tenure; in particular, the letters deal with land sales, reserves, requests for payment (and disputes about payments) and boundaries There are also some letters that address social and economic issues, including requests for various items, expressions of goodwill and regret at the Governor's departure, and apologies for an inability to attend a meeting at the alloted time
Tapuhiitemgenre 3	230058/Personal records Reports
Tapuhiitemname 3	4809/McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877
Tapuhiitemref	MS-Papers-0032-0677A
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 claiming payment for Wellington
Tapuhipiecedisplaydate	15 Mar 1853
Tapuhipieceref	MS-Papers-0032-0677A-04
Tapuhipiecesearchdate	1853
Tapuhipiecetitle	Letter from Rawiri Te Roro & others to Te Kupa (Cooper) & McLean
Tapuhireelref	MS-COPY-MICRO-0535-105
Teipb	1
Teiref	MS-Papers-0032-0677A-04
Year	1853

4 pages written 15 Mar 1853 by Rawiri Te Roro to George Sisson Cooper and Sir Donald McLean, related to Wellington City, Te Ati Awa Inward letters in Maori

author	271108/Te Roro, Rawiri fl 1855
destination	unknown
origin	65066/Wellington City
recipient	37435/Cooper, George Sisson, 1825-1898
Folder	MS-Papers-0032-0677A

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4 pages written 15 Mar 1853 by Rawiri Te Roro to George Sisson Cooper and Sir Donald McLean, related to Wellington City, Te Ati Awa Inward letters in Maori

author	271108/Te Roro, Rawiri fl 1855
destination	unknown
origin	65066/Wellington City
recipient	37435/Cooper, George Sisson, 1825-1898
Folder	MS-Papers-0032-0677A

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