Extract from a copy of a letter from Hunia Te Hakeke and others to the Honourable the Premier:—

"Turakina,

March 23, 1866.

"Friend Mr. Stafford, and your colleagues,—You know (because) you have distinctly seen that the land of the Ngatiraukawas is at Manngatautari. They have sent in their claims. Let the Europeans clearly understand that page 58 (Maungatautari) is their land."

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