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Maori
16 July 1851 To Port Nicholson, to the Governor Sir, Greetings, Governor of this land of New Zealand. Here is my report of the committee at Te Waipukurau. Te Harawira called for Puketotara to be put aside for the Maori. McLean agreed. But after that it was not done. At the committee at Manawarakau on the 25th of March, in the evening, McLean called for us to discuss our proposals amongst ourselves, and we did so, but these were not settled. The discussion began again in the morning. They said to us, 'Where is the part you would like reserved for yourselves?' And we said, 'Waremate, Makahakaha, and Te Pua-a-Hinemahanga.' And they all agreed, and McLean also. Wiremu stood up and gave his agreement. But these are the lands which we did not settle on. So you should decide for us about these lands to be reserved for us. At the committee at Te Aute on 17th April, I got up and said to McLean, 'We leave it to you and the Governor to decide on the part for those who own the land.' I did this out of annoyance at him over the Queen's practice which you observe so that all is well settled,
16 Hurae 1851 Ki Poneke, ki a Kawana E ta, Tena koe, e te Kawana o tenei motu o Nui Tireni. Tenei ano taku korero ki a koe no te komiti ki Te Waipukurau. Ka karanga a Te Harawira kia kapea a Puketotara mo nga Maori. Whakaae ana a Te Makarini. Muri iho kaore e rite. No te komiti ki Manawarakau i 25 o nga ra o Maehe, i te po, ka karangatia e Te Makarini kia korero matou ki a matou whakamaori, a, ka korero matou, kaore i rite. I te ata ka timata ano te korero. Ka mea mai ratou, 'Ko hea te wahi e pai ai koutou kia waiho mo koutou?' Ka mea atu matou, 'Ko Waremate, ko Makahakaha, ko Te Pua-a-Hinemahanga', a whakaae ana mai ratou katoa, me Te Makarini hoki. Ka whakatika atu a Wiremu, ka whakaae atu. Heoi ko enei nga oneone kaore i rite i a matou. Heoi mau te whakaaro ki a matou mo enei nga oneone, kia waiho ano mo matou ra. No te komiti ki te Aute i 17 o Aperira, ka whakatika atu ahau, ka mea atu ki a Te Makarini, 'Ka tukua atu ki a korua ko Kawana, ma korua te whakaaro ki te wahi nona te oneone.' He pakeke hoki i penei atu ai ahau ki a ia mo te mahi a te Kuini i whakaritea mai ai ki a koe, kia ata takoto ai,

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