Papers Past | Letters and Diaries | The Papers of Sir Donald McLean | Series 2 Inward letters (Maori) | 4 pages written 2 Aug 1852 by Wiremu Kingi Te Rangitake in Waitara to Sir George Grey, related to...

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we have met in council in the presence of McLean. He was confused because he had not seen the land at Te Wera-o-Waitohi, and he had not seen the document of payment for the land. And as a result McLean said that it was the Governor's decision, and so to write to you. McLean himself said to write to you. Because of his agreement with us, we therefore wrote to you, and thought as a result that the payment should be equal to that of the first payment to Ropoama, £600. And so now you should give us £600. We will not give up on our discussion in council about out land, ever, ever. Only when it is made fair will we stop that. Governor, you should really agree, you and Piri Kawau. Write to us about this suggestion, so we will know.

mai koe, kua runanga matou ki te aroaro o Makarini, a, i pohehe ha Makarini, na te mea kahore ia i kite i taua whenua i Te Wera-o-Waitohi. Kahore hoki ia i kite i te pukapuka i utua ai te whenua. No konei ka mea mai ha Makarini kei a te Kawana te tikanga, no konei ka tuhia atu ki a koe. Na Makarini ano i ki mai kia tuhia atu. No tona whakaaetanga ki a matou, no konei i tuhia atu ai, no konei matou ka whakaaro kia whakaritea nga utu ki te utunga tuatahi ki a Ropoama, e 600 £ pauna. Waihoki inaianei mau e homai ki a matou e 600 £ pauna. E kore hoki e mahue i a matou te runanga o to matou whenua ake ake. Ma te rite rano ka mutu ai. E te Kawana, me whakaae rawa mai koe, korua ko Piri Kawau. Ko tenei korero me tuhi mai e korua kia mohio ai matou.

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