Papers Past | Letters and Diaries | The Papers of Sir Donald McLean | Series 2 Inward letters (Maori) | 3 pages written 13 May 1849 by Anaru Rongotua and John Andrew Rongotua in Tauanui and Wairarapa to...

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To the Governor and Kemp Wellington Wairarapa 13 May 1839 To Kemp and the Governor Sirs, Greetings to you both. This is what I have to say to you about the arrangement that we made, the administrators, and you, the judges. The arrangement is not yet finally completed, but I say to you that it will be thus in future that when it comes to settling our business, we will settle it at once. That first matter has been made known, and what we wanted was four thousand in one year, and if paid[?] by you, then this arrangement of ours will be finally settled. If it is not properly settled, then it will not be finished. Friend, Kemp, another

Ki a Kawana raua ko Te Kepa Werengitini Wairarapa 13 Mei 1839 Ki a Te Kepa raua ko Kawana E ta ma, Tena korua. Tenei taku korero ki a korua mo ta matou tikanga i whakaritea ai e matou, e nga kaiwhakarite, e koutou hoki, e nga kaiwhakarite whakawa. Kihai i tino oti te whakaritenga, ka mea atu nei ahau ki a koutou, e penei ano hoki a muri ake nei, ina tae mai ano ki te whakarite i ta matou tikanga, whakarite tonu atu ano matou. Ko taua tikanga tuatahi ano kua rangona, ko ta matou i pai ai e wha mano i te tau kotahi, ka putia[?] mai e koutou, katahi ka tino oti tenei whakaritenga a tatou. Ki te kahore e tino rite, heoi ano e kore e oti. E hoa, e Te Kepa, tenei ano

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