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[Note at top] 'Forwarded by Te Pakuru's natives from Mania. Copy.' Te Mania 14 May 1845 Go off, my letter, to my dear friend, Te Heuheu. Friend, Te Heuheu, Greetings to you and your friends, your relations, and all your families, living at Taupo and at Tongariro, on the land of your elders and ancestors. I have not yet heard news of you, since our stay together at Whanganui, but you went to Te Rauparaha, to your relative, and later returned safely [Note at end of page] To Te Heuheu, Tongariro, Taupo to your home and children. I have a great desire to come and see you. And if I come, I will also bring your son whom I persuaded at Wanganui to come as my child and be taught our good customs, so that this son of yours could be like Tamati Waka. One of the children of your elder relative, Te Pakaru, I brought to Ngamotu, Taioiwi. Sir, Te Heuheu, my letter sent only to you, were you able to respond? I visited the interior but found no support for my suggestions to you. Don't think of the days gone by when fighting to kill was the practice. Rather think like the great chiefs of this land who have become like the Pakeha, and perhaps in time you may become like your boy, like Tamati Waka. That's all. From your good friend, from McLean [The following page is perhaps also part of this draft.] [Note at top] 'Last clause.' However, I've another message for you and it's this. Don't think about the arrangements of times past, leave them behind in the days long past, that is, with the customs of the past; those deeds no longer have authority. Fighting is also for the commoners, so think along with some of the great chiefs of this land, who are comfortable with and close to the Pakeha, Pakeha whom they regard highly. From your good friend, McLean

[Note at top] 'Forwarded by Te Pakuru's natives from Mania. Copy.' Te Mania 14 Mei 1845 Haere ra, taku pukapuka, ki toku hoa aroha, ki a Te Heuheu. E hoa, e Te Heuheu, Tena koutou ko ou hoa, ko ou whanaunga, ko o whanau katoa, noho mai i Taupo, i Tongariro, i te kainga o ou matua, o ou tupuna. Kahore ano au i rongo korero ki a koe, no to taua nohoanga tahitanga i Whanganui, engari koe kua tae ki a Te Rauparaha ki tou huanga. Muringa iho ka hoki pai koe ki [Note at end of page] Ki a Te Heuheu, Tongariro, Taupo ki tou kainga, ki au tamariki. E nui ana toku hiahia ki te haere atu kia kite i a koe. Me ka haere atu, ka riro mai ano to tamaiti i tohia e au, i Wanganui, kia haere mai ai hei tamaiti moku, kia akona ki a matau ritenga pai, kia rite hoki ki tenei tamaiti au ki a Tamati Waka. Ko tetahi o nga tamariki a to tuakana, a Te Pakaru, ka riro mai au ki Ngamotu, ko Taioiwi. E pa, e Te Heuheu, e haere kau ana toku pukapuka ki a koe, e taea hoki koe i te [a]ha? I haere kau mai au ki te tuawhenua, kahore he takai mo aku kupu ki a koe. Kei whakaaro koe ki nga ritenga o era wahi kua pahuri, ara, ki nga ritenga whakamate tangata. Me whakarite tau whakaaro ki nga rangatira nunui o tenei motu, kua rite tahi ki ta te Pakeha; te wa ke pea ka rite tau ki ta to tamaiti pai, ki a Tamati Waka. Heoi. Na to hoa aroha, na Makarini [The letter is a draft with numerous crossings out; this transcription does not include the alternative words and phrases crossed out.] [The following page is perhaps also part of this draft.] [Note at top] 'Last clause.' Otira tena ano etahi kupu ki a koe, koia tenei. Kei whakaaro koe ki nga ritenga o nga wahi o tehea, waiho atu tera ki ona rangi kua pahuri ke noa atu, ara, ki nga ritenga o mua, kua kore te rangatiratanga o era mahi. Kua tutuatia hoki te whawhai, engari kia rite tahi tau whakaaro ki etahi o nga rangatira nuinui o tenei motu. Kua pai ratou, kua piri ki nga Pakeha, Pakeha papai i ratou whakaaro. Na to hoa aroha, na Makarini

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3 pages written 14 May 1845 by Sir Donald McLean to Mananui Te Heuheu Tukino II, related to Kawhia, Ngati Tuwharetoa, Inward letters in Maori

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Document date	14 May 1845
Document	MCLEAN-1032168
Document title	3 pages written 14 May 1845 by Sir Donald McLean to Mananui Te Heuheu Tukino II, related to Kawhia, Ngati Tuwharetoa
Document type	MANUSCRIPT
Attribution	E Ma
Author	4809/McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877
Collection	McLean Papers
Date	1845-05-14
Decade	1840s
Destination	Unknown
Englishorigin	E Ma
Entityid	None
Format	Full Text
Generictitle	3 pages written 14 May 1845 by Sir Donald McLean to Mananui Te Heuheu Tukino II, related to Kawhia, Ngati Tuwharetoa
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Language	English
Maoriorigin	E Ma
Name	4809/McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877
Origin	Unknown
Place	70066/Kawhia
Recipient	53407/Te Heuheu Tukino II, Mananui, d 1846
Section	Manuscripts
Series	Series 2 Inward letters (Maori)
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Subarea	Manuscripts and Archives Collection
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Tapuhiitemdescription	Contains letters to and from McLean in his role as Sub-Protector of Aborigines in the Taranaki region; the letters deal principally with intertribal fighting (or the threat thereof) involving Te Heuheu and the Taranaki and Wanganui people, with McLean playing the role of peace-maker; there are also letters about the fighting in the north between Hone Heke and the Government, with declarations of loyalty; and letters about the purchasee of land, urging McLean to deal with the legitimate owners
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Tapuhiitemname 3	4809/McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877
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Tapuhiitemtitle	Inward letters in Maori
Tapuhiitemtitle 2	Series 2 Inward letters (Maori)
Tapuhiitemtitle 3	McLean Papers
Tapuhipiecedescription	Letter from McLean reinforcing his allegiance to Te Heuheu
Tapuhipiecedisplaydate	14 May 1845
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Tapuhipiecetitle	Letter from McLean to Te Heuheu
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3 pages written 14 May 1845 by Sir Donald McLean to Mananui Te Heuheu Tukino II, related to Kawhia, Ngati Tuwharetoa Inward letters in Maori

author	4809/McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877
destination	unknown
origin	70066/Kawhia
recipient	53407/Te Heuheu Tukino II, Mananui, d 1846
Folder	MS-Papers-0032-0669A

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