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Te Kawau 13 September 1852 Sir, McLean, Greetings to you and Governor Grey. I am a woman who is experienced in the adjudication of land in these islands. Sir, McLean, you know our, my and Karira's, area that was given to you on the other side of Waiwakaiho, at Araheke. Well our boundary has been split, because when the majority of the people heard, then all the people agreed to my proposal. The boundary divides at Murumuru [and runs ?] to Pakipari, inland from Mangorei, and out to Pouakai. McLean and Governor, listen. I have used up all the land in giving you Mangorei; and when I gave it to you it was because of my regard for you two, that is, for the Pakeha. This was my idea, Metiria's, and so show me some consideration by [giving me] a site for my house in this town. Have sympathy for me because the land where my house stood was someone's home, Wiremu and Matena's. Show consideration for me by a place for me to put my house. That is all. From your loving girl, from Metiria Matara

Te Kawau 13 Hepetema 1852 E koro, e Te Makarini, Tena ra koe, korua ko Kawana Kerei. He wahine pakeke au i mua i nga wakanga o tenei whenua o nga motu. E koro, e Makarini, e mohio ana koe ki ta maua rohe ko Karira, i tukua atu ai ki a koe i tera taha o Waiwakaiho, i Araheke. Kua pakaru tera rohe a maua, no te mea ka rongo te tokomaha o nga tangata, ka whakahae katoa nga tangata ki taku tikanga. Ka wahia ki Murumuru, kei Pikipari tona rohenga mo o uta ko Mangorei, kei Pouakai tona rohe. E Te Makarini raua ko Kawana, kia rongo mai korua, kua pau katoa i au te oneone te hoatu ki a korua ko Mangorei, kua hoatu e au ki a korua, ko toku aroha tenei ki a korua, ara, ki nga Pakeha. Naku tenei tikanga, na Metiria, me aroha mai hoki korua ki au, ki tetahi turanga mo taku whare i roto i tenei taone. Me aroha mai korua ki au, no te mea he kainga tangata te wahi i tu ai taku whare, no Wiremu raua ko Matena. Me aroha korua ki tetahi wahi moku hei turanga mo toku whare. Heoi ano. Na ta korua kotiro aroha, na Metiria Matara

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3 pages written 13 Sep 1852 by Metiria Matara in Te Kawau to Sir Donald McLean, related to Taranaki (Taranaki Iwi), Inwards letters in Maori

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Document date	13 September 1852
Document	MCLEAN-1032137
Document title	3 pages written 13 Sep 1852 by Metiria Matara in Te Kawau to Sir Donald McLean, related to Taranaki (Taranaki Iwi)
Document type	MANUSCRIPT
Attribution	E Ma
Author	331417/Matara, Metiria, fl 1850s
Collection	McLean Papers
Date	1852-09-13
Decade	1850s
Destination	Unknown
Englishorigin	E Ma
Entityid	None
Format	Full Text
Generictitle	3 pages written 13 Sep 1852 by Metiria Matara in Te Kawau to Sir Donald McLean, related to Taranaki (Taranaki Iwi)
Iwihapu	53425/Taranaki (Taranaki Iwi)
Language	English
Maoriorigin	E Ma
Name	331417/Matara, Metiria, fl 1850s
Origin	490028/Te Kawau
Place	490028/Te Kawau
Recipient	4809/McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877
Section	Manuscripts
Series	Series 2 Inward letters (Maori)
Sortorder	0303-0052
Subarea	Manuscripts and Archives Collection
Tapuhigroupref	MS-Group-1551
Tapuhiitemcount	22
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Tapuhiitemdescription	Contains letters from Maori to McLean with regard to land tenure; in particular, there are letters about the prices for land, boundaries of land, disputes about ownership, and correspondence about price,There are also letters about Colenso's adultery, a call for some land to be returned, and a history of the conflict between Ngati Toa and Kai Tahu and a discussion of subsequent land issues
Tapuhiitemgenre 3	230058/Personal records Reports
Tapuhiitemname 3	4809/McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877
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Tapuhiitemsubjects	1726/Ahi ka
Tapuhiitemsubjects 3	1446/New Zealand Wars, 1860-1872
Tapuhiitemtitle	Inwards letters in Maori
Tapuhiitemtitle 2	Series 2 Inward letters (Maori)
Tapuhiitemtitle 3	McLean Papers
Tapuhipiecedisplaydate	13 Sep 1852
Tapuhipieceref	MS-Papers-0032-0676D-18
Tapuhipiecesearchdate	1852
Tapuhipiecetitle	Letter from Metira Matara to McLean
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Year	1852

3 pages written 13 Sep 1852 by Metiria Matara in Te Kawau to Sir Donald McLean, related to Taranaki (Taranaki Iwi) Inwards letters in Maori

author	331417/Matara, Metiria, fl 1850s
destination	unknown
origin	490028/Te Kawau
recipient	4809/McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877
Folder	MS-Papers-0032-0676D

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3 pages written 13 Sep 1852 by Metiria Matara in Te Kawau to Sir Donald McLean, related to Taranaki (Taranaki Iwi) Inwards letters in Maori

author	331417/Matara, Metiria, fl 1850s
destination	unknown
origin	490028/Te Kawau
recipient	4809/McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877
Folder	MS-Papers-0032-0676D

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