Letter from Ropata Te Waeriki to McLean, 23 Dec 1850
Reference Number: MS-Papers-0032-0674G-10. Object #1030420
Letter to McLean regarding sundry matters but also some financial workings
2 pages written 23 Dec 1850 by Ropata Te Waeriki in Whakatu to Sir Donald McLean, related to Tikokino, Ngati Kahungunu.
A transcription/translation of this document (by E Ma) appears below.
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Te Reo Maori (E Ma)
Whakatu
23 Tihema 1850
Ki a Te Makarini
E hoa,
Tena ra koe. Ka nui taku aroha atu ki a koe. E hoa, tenei taku kupu ki a koe. Kia rongo mai koe, ki te mea ka tuhituhi pukapuka ake koe ki au, me homai ki a Te Hapuku mana e whakarite he tangata hei kawe ake ki Manawatu ki tae ake ai ki au. Kaore e mohio i au te tikanga o etahi tangata, ma Te Hapuku e whakarite ka tae ake ai ki au, koi hoatu e koe he tangata ke, mana e kawe ake, koi koire, e tae wawe ake ki au, engari ma Te Hapuku te tikanga ka tae wawe ake ki au. Ka mutu taku aroha ki a koe.
Naku, na to hoa aroha, na
Ropata Te Waeriki
English (E Ma)
Whakatu
23 December 1850
To McLean
Friend,
Greetings. I have great affection for you. Friend, this is my message to you. Listen, if you write me a letter, give it to Te Hapuku and he will arrange for someone to carry it to Manawatu to get to me. I don't know what others would do, but Te Hapuku will arrange to get it to me, so don't give it to a stranger to bring up, don't do that [thinking] that it will get to me soonest. Te Hapuku will arrange for it to get to me at once. That ends my affectionate [greeting] to you.
From me, from your good friend,
Ropata Te Waeriki
Part of:
Inward letters in Maori, Reference Number MS-Papers-0032-0674G (10 digitised items)
Series 2 Inward letters (Maori), Reference Number Series 2 Inward letters (Maori) (3148 digitised items)
McLean Papers, Reference Number MS-Group-1551 (30238 digitised items)
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