Papers Past | Letters and Diaries | The Papers of Sir Donald McLean | Series 2 Inward letters (Maori) | 3 pages written 20 Feb 1852 by Hori Niania to Sir Donald McLean in and Port Nicholson, related to...

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I still think that you should have a reason for my going there for the survey, and if so then I would go. That ends that matter for you. Now, here's another message of mine for you. Listen, two people from here have escaped to the bush after murdering one of our own; he was fed some medicine and died. Remember that man and tell all the Pakeha, so if they discover them there they can be taken to prison. Write to Te Mahia[?] and Auckland to inform them that if they are found they should be taken to the prison. The name of the man is Poaka and of the woman, Te Uruorangi. She said he was going to Hauraki. Perhaps they will go there; you should write to inform the people there and the Pakeha about this. That's the end. From your good friend, from Hori Niania

whakaaro tonu ano ahau mau mai hoki tetahi tikanga kia haere atu ahau ki te ruri, hei reira ahau ka haere atu ai. Ka mutu tena kupu ki a koe. Na, tenei tetahi kupu aku ki a koe. Kia rongo mai koe, tokorua nga tangata o konei kua oma atu ki te puihi, he kohurutanga i tetahi o matou, whangaia ai ki te rongoa kua mate. Kia mahara mai koe ki taua tangata, korerotia e koe ki nga Pakeha katoa, kia kitea atu ki kona, mauria ki te whare herehere. Tuhia atu e koe ki te mahia [Te Mahia?] ki a Akarana kia mohio ai ratou mo te kitea ki reira, ka mau atu ki te whare herehere. Ko te ingoa o taua tangata ko Poaka, ko te ingoa o te wahine ko Te Uruorangi. Ko tona korero e haere ana ia ki Hauraki. Tena pea haere ki reira. Mau e tuhi atu ki reira ki[a] mohio nga tangata o reira me nga Pakeha. Ka mutu. Na to hoa aroha, na Hori Niania

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