Papers Past | Letters and Diaries | The Papers of Sir Donald McLean | Series 2 Inward letters (Maori) | 3 pages written 18 May 1852 by Hone Ropiha in Waiwakaiho to Sir George Grey and Sir Donald McLean,...

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Wakaiho 18 May 1852 Go off there, my words, to my friend, to McLean, and the Governor. Friends, Greetings to you both. I am here staying at our settlement at Ngamotu, at the place where you left behind our plans. And even if you go away elsewhere, our plans will remain with me always because they were nurtured out of goodwill. Friend, McLean, the letter from you and the Governor has come concerning the people you two have appointed. Now, tell me the reason for your appointing Te Waka and Hone Ropiha. Their names went into the government document of 6th April 1850, which is how I knew, knew at once. But now I ask you both if these men, Te Waka and Hone Ropiha have been dropped [from?] the twelve assessors. These two men, in my opinion, still stand with the twelve. And this is why I suggest to you two that you think carefully about Te Waka and Hone Ropiha as guardians for the town. The ones we approved were Te Waitere and Raniera, but you two did not appoint them, and you agreed to Tokeroa and Halse. And Iharaira was one

Wakaiho 18 Mei 1852 Haere atu ra, e aku korero, ki toku hoa, ki a Te Makarini raua ko Kawana. E hoa ma, Tena ra korua. Tenei hoki au e noho ana i to taua kainga i Ngamotu, i te kainga i waiho nei e koe me a taua tikanga. Haere atu koe ki tena kainga, ko a taua tikanga kei au tonu, no te mea he tupu tonu ana i roto i te whakaaro pai. E hoa, e Te Makarini, kua tae mai ta korua pukapuka ko Kawana mo nga tangata i whakaritea mai e korua. Na, korero mai kia rongo atu au ki te tikanga mo Te Waka raua ko Hone Ropiha i whakaturia nei e korua. Kua tae atu nei o raua ingoa ki te pukapuka o te Kawanatanga i roto i te tau 1850, i te 6 o nga ra o Aperira, no konei ka mohio au, mohio tonu au. Inaianei ka ui atu au ki a korua, kua taka enei tangata a Te Waka, a Hone Ropiha, te tekau ma rua o nga kaiwhakawa? Ko enei tangata tokorua, ki taku whakaaro, kei te tekau ma rua ano raua e tu ana. Koia au ka mea atu ai ki a korua kia ata whakaaro marire mai korua ki nga kaitiaki mo te taone, ko Te Waka ano raua ko Hone Ropiha. Ko a maua i whakarite ai ko Te Waitere, ko Raniera, kaore na i rite mai i a korua. No te mea kua whakaae na korua ki a Tokeroa raua ko Hare. Ko Iharaira hoki te tetehi i

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