Letter, Hukiera te Maangi

Maker
te Maangi, Hukiera
Production date
01 Feb 1883

Object detail

Brief Description
Letter from Hukiera te Maangi of Tahoraiti to George Preece, Resident Magistrate of Napier. Written in Māori. Includes a translation of the letter into English.

a) Letter written in Māori dated 1 February 1883.

b) Translation of the aforementioned letter. Hekiera te Maangi writes regarding payment of £150 for trees destroyed during the creation of the railway line through the area. The author writes that Preece has already given him £140 and that if Preece sends a few shillings for expenses he will collect the money himself.

Courthouse number 74/83 with envelope number 7.
Production date
01 Feb 1883
Production period
Production technique
Media/Materials description
Handwritten in black ink on paper.
Measurements
Height x Width: 202 x 125mm
Height x Width: 328 x 204mm
Subject period
Subject date
01 Feb 1883
Other number(s)
24508

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