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Wiremu Taone [Williamtown] 18 May 1850 From Raihania Takapa, From Paora Tarau Friends, McLean and Taylor, Listen. Let us tell you the names of our lands so you will recognise those of ours, and so that you will not forget our lands. It is not right for some other person to agree about our lands, even though Ngati Apa has taken the payments. You have that right, as Pakeha you have that right to your lands, and likewise we have our rights over our lands. Now if a Pakeha gave over [to someone] another Pakeha's land, then he would go to talk to the judge, for the judge to set right his land. Likewise that is a custom for us. If we do not get it [payment?], we will go to the judge for our lands to be returned, because there are many more of our settlements, that is, lands that Ngati Apa gave over to you, to the Pakeha. Wiremu Tini[Taone?] , Waitara [list of names follows]. These are the names of our lands for you and McLean to see. To Taylor and McLean - keep this to yourselves.

Wiremu Taone 18 Mei 1850 Na Raihania Takapa, Na Paora Tarau E hoa ma, e Te Makarini raua ko Te Teira, Kia rongo mai korua. Kia korerotia atu ki a korua nga ingoa o o maua kainga kia kite korua ki a matou hoki, kei wareware korua ki o maua whenua. E kore e pai ma te tangata ke e whakaae to maua nei kainga, ahakoa kua riro nga utu i a Ngati Apa. Kei a koutou hoki taua tikanga, kei nga Pakeha taua tikanga ki o koutou na oneone, wai hoki me a maua nei tikanga mo o maua nei whenua. Na, ki te tuku tetahi (tahi) Pakeha i to tetahi Pakeha kainga, ka haere ki te kaiwhakawa ki te korero kia whakatikaiana e te kaiwhakawa tona kainga. Waihoki hei ritenga ano taua ritenga mo maua. Ki te kore maua e tango, ka haere maua ki te kaiwhakawa kia whakahokia mai o maua nei kainga, ta te mea nui ke atu o maua nei kainga, ara, whenua i tukua e Ngati Apa ki a koutou, ki nga Pakeha. Wiremu Tini[?] o Waitara [list of names follows] Ko nga ingoa enei o o maua nei kainga kia kite korua ko Te Makarini. Ki a Te Teira, ki a Makarini, kia tapu tenei ki a korua.

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2 pages to Raihania Takapa, Paora Tarau and Sir Donald McLean, related to Turakina, Whanganui, Inward letters in Maori

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Key	Value
Document date	18 May 1850
Document	MCLEAN-1032153
Document title	2 pages to Raihania Takapa, Paora Tarau and Sir Donald McLean, related to Turakina, Whanganui
Document type	MANUSCRIPT
Attribution	E Ma
Author	Unknown
Collection	McLean Papers
Date	1850-05-18
Decade	1850s
Destination	Unknown
Englishorigin	E Ma
Entityid	None
Format	Full Text
Generictitle	2 pages to Raihania Takapa, Paora Tarau and Sir Donald McLean, related to Turakina, Whanganui
Iwihapu	99282/Whanganui
Language	English
Maoriorigin	E Ma
Name	281632/Takapa, Raihania fl 1897
Origin	Unknown
Place	91328/Turakina
Recipient	281632/Takapa, Raihania fl 1897
Section	Manuscripts
Series	Series 2 Inward letters (Maori)
Sortorder	0168-0026
Subarea	Manuscripts and Archives Collection
Tapuhigroupref	MS-Group-1551
Tapuhiitemcount	8
Tapuhiitemcount 2	3148
Tapuhiitemcount 3	30238
Tapuhiitemdescription	Contains letters from Maori to McLean and Grey with regard to land tenure; there is a letter from Wairarapa Maori establishing ownership and selling rights; there are similar letters with regard to land in the upper Manawatu (Ngati Te Upokoiri), Wanganui (Ngati Apa), and Waitara; there is a letter about tensions between Pakeha settlers and the Puketapu hapu in North Taranaki, and a letter pointing out the status of Kawana Te Hakeke
Tapuhiitemgenre 3	230058/Personal records Reports
Tapuhiitemname 3	4809/McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877
Tapuhiitemref	MS-Papers-0032-0674B
Tapuhiitemref 2	Series 2 Inward letters (Maori)
Tapuhiitemref 3	MS-Group-1551
Tapuhiitemsubjects 3	1446/New Zealand Wars, 1860-1872
Tapuhiitemtitle	Inward letters in Maori
Tapuhiitemtitle 2	Series 2 Inward letters (Maori)
Tapuhiitemtitle 3	McLean Papers
Tapuhipiecedescription	Letter regarding the sale of local land
Tapuhipiecedisplaydate	18 May 1850
Tapuhipieceref	MS-Papers-0032-0674B-7
Tapuhipiecesearchdate	1850
Tapuhipiecetitle	Letter from Raihana Takapa, Paora Tarau and Wiremu Taone to McLean
Tapuhireelref	MS-COPY-MICRO-0535-104
Teipb	1
Teiref	MS-Papers-0032-0674B-7
Year	1850

2 pages to Raihania Takapa, Paora Tarau and Sir Donald McLean, related to Turakina, Whanganui Inward letters in Maori

author	unknown
destination	unknown
origin	91328/Turakina
recipient	281632/Takapa, Raihania fl 1897
Folder	MS-Papers-0032-0674B

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