CORRESPONDENCE.
To the Editor of the Waka Maori. Turanganui, sth December, 1878. Sir, —I send for insertion in the Waka Maori the boundaries of blocks of land belonging to certain hapus of Ngatiporou, that they may be condemned or approved. The hapus interested are The Whanau-a-te-Uruahi, „ Whanau-a-Bakaihoea, „ Whanau-a-Waita, „ Whanau-a-Karuai, „ Whanau-a-Iwirakau, „ Whanau-a-Hinerupe, „ Whanau-a-Uruhonea, „ Whanau-a-Makahuri, and other haput. The following are the boundaries:—Commences at Kurstau, thence to Tuhimata, te WharariM, Mataarangi, Takitaki-a-Mamangu, Taumata Kaitangata, te Wai-Karaka, te Mania, Wai-Tapaua, Tarere-o-Hineamo, Taumata Kaahu, te Wai-o-Ngatiere, Okarekopa, te Parapara, te Ngaiopiko, te Poroporo. Mangaone, Mangawhero, Takanga-o-te-Atahaia, Pa-o-Bongo-maitutangata, te Whakaumu, Takapuhinu, thence down, to Mangamahe, Pukehou, te Whinau, Apiapi, Mangapapa, te Weranga-o-Whiunga, Kariaka, If garara, Hiwihiwi, thence to the bottom to the Poroporo, thence on the water level to Mangarara, Oruaarahia, Kahikatiti, -te Pohue, te Pohatu-a-Tutaparangi, Tangihanga, Upoko-tikonga-a-Huka, Taumata Moimoi-kuri, thence down to Mangaoparo, thence outwards to Otutamure, Waiomauri, te Papaahlnu, te TJmu-o-Tai, Hurakia, te Umuponga, Tuaahuparaoa,. Pariwhero, te- Whakaumu, Pukepohatu, te Akatarewa, thence down to Mangaoparo, thence in the water, Eotokautuku is leased to the Government, following the water level to the river of Waiapu, thence crossing to the Kai-inanga block, Ahikouka block No. I, thence to the Wairoa block, thence to Wai-o-Matatini block, the Kuratau block, and thence to the starting point. After this has been published in the Waka it is proposed to proposed tcf print it in a pamphlet form, together with other particulars,' and reasons for so publishing' it. You will all no doubt be pleased with this arrangement when you see it and very probably other hapus and .tribes will adopt the same system when they see the printed pamphlet. Ma job Bop ATA.
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Waka Maori, Volume I, Issue 13, 21 December 1878, Page 195
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275CORRESPONDENCE. Waka Maori, Volume I, Issue 13, 21 December 1878, Page 195
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