Memorandum, T W Lewis

Maker
Lewis, Thomas William
Preece, George Augustus
Production date
04 Jun 1883

Object detail

Brief Description
Memorandum to George Preece, Resident Magistrate of Napier from T W Lewis, Under Secretary of the Native Department in Wellington.

Lewis writes regarding a telegram from Mr Tomoana to the Native Minister dated 1 June 1883 and asks for a reply from Preece. This telegram states that in two months all the timber in Otawhao & Whenuahoi will be gone. Tomoana states there are 3 mills run by Europeans that cannot be stopped and that he is restraining local Māori until a case can be made in September against the owners.

This is Courthouse number 269/83 with envelope number 23.
Production date
04 Jun 1883
Production period
Production technique
Media/Materials description
Handwritten carbon on paper
Measurements
Height x Width: 220 x 190mm
Subject period
Subject date
04 Jun 1883
Sep 1883
Other number(s)
25474

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