Papers Past | Letters and Diaries | The Papers of Sir Donald McLean | Series 2 Inward letters (Maori) | 4 pages written 2 May 1851 by Tareha Te Moananui in Ahuriri to Sir George Grey, related to Ngati...

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What we would like is for some new Pakeha to come onto our land, from the migrants from England, those ones for our land. So much about that part. The reason we are arguing for Pakeha, is on account of our being upset over the payments for our land, which were not properly arranged with [? ink blot] ... we arranged ... ... We say ... the payments for .... the land. And the many Pakeha who should come will satisfy our hearts. We are sad ...McLean .... our land ...McLean, you have a... our land. Now, sir, McLean. Enough of that. It is completed ... McLean persisting about our land, which was given to him. But our arguing for payment he has not settled. That is all. [Parts of the manuscript are illegible, and the translation therefore incomplete]

Ko ta matou e pai ai me heke hou mai he Pakeha mo to matou kainga, hei te heke o Ingarangi, he heke mo to matou kainga. Heoti ano tenei wahi. Ko te mea i tohe atu ai matou kia homai he Pakeha, he pouri no matou ki nga utu o to matou kainga, kihai i ata rite ki a[? ink blots or damage to letter in following passages] ...matou i whakarite ... Ka ki atu nei ... nga utu mo .... kainga. Ko te Pakeha kia nui mai kia ngata ai hoki o matou ngakau. Kai te pouri ...Te Makarini .... to matou kainga e ...a Te Makarini kai a koe hoki tetahi ... to matou kainga. Na, e ... a Te Makarini. Heoti ano tana. Kua oti ... Te Makarini tohenga ki to matou wahi whenua, kua tukua atu ki a ia. Ko ta matou tohenga utu kaore i rite i a ia. Heoti ano. [Parts of the manuscript are illegible, and the transcription therefore incomplete]

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