Tau Tohutoro | Reference NoHM00011Rā | Date1872/07/20Mai I Te Wāhi | PlacePakipakiTutaekuri HeretiTe HuawaiparaeWaihirereTe WairoaMai I Te Tangata | FromTe WairoaKi Te Tangata | ToHami Te Kuru Kaupapa | SubjectReta; Correspondence
Tu-hinga | TranscriptTranscript: Hurae 20 1872
Ki te Pakipaki kia Henare matua. E hoa tena koe me te iwi katoa i raro i te maru o to tatou ariki ma te atua koe e tiaki e atawhai i roto i tau whakaaro ka huri te mihi atu ki a koe
ko tenei ka tapaea atu e ahau toku whenua ki a ropua e koe te tika me tehe ko taua whenua
ko
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Tutaekuri Hereti taua whenua kua oti te koti, ka hore ahau i roto o te karauna karati ko te hara he kai moni no nga tangata o te karauna karati, ko nga moni mo te tau £1.10.0 pauna.
ki te kitea e koe te pehea tanga tuhia mai e koe ki te Reta ko etahi o nga korero kia tae mai kae katahi ka whakaotiaihe oi ano na tou whanaunga
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aroha.
Hami Te kuru. Te Huawaiparae. Waihirere wahi o Te WairoaWhakamāoritanga | TranslationJuly 20 1872
To all at Pakipaki, and to Henare Matua. Dear friend, and the wider tribe, under the protection of our Lord. May God protect and care for you.
I present to you this case regarding my land, for you to investigate the legitimate rulings or otherwise, pertaining to this land.
The land in question is
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Tutaekuri Hereti. This has gone through the court. I am not named on the Crown Grant. The iniquity is that people on the Crown Grant are benefiting from the land £1.10.0 (one pound ten shillings) per year.
If you grasp the situation, please write to me.
And if you were to travel here, well then it can be resolved. From your loving
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relative
Hami Te Kuru. From Te Huawaiparae, Waihirere, a locale within Te Wairoa.
