Title: An Epitome of Official Documents Relatives to Native Affairs and Land Purchases in the North Island of New Zealand

Author: H. Hanson Turton

Publication details: George Didsbury, 1883, Wellington

Part of: He reo nō ngā whakaritenga me ngā pukapuka here / Language of agreement and obligation

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 New Zealand Licence

Paora Tuhaere: I never employed Mr. Tole in Tiopira's name. I was not authorized by Tiopira to employ a lawyer. I never told Mr. Tole that I was authorized to employ a lawyer. Tiopira had only asked me to apply to Mr. Kemp. I never authorized Mr. Tole to act for me. Tiopira and myself have never applied for this investigation. When I appeared before Sir George Grey I never spoke, neither did the other Natives; only Mr. Tole. When Tiopira arrived in Auckland, after four days I took him to Okahu. Tiopira told me that Mr. Nelson had been urging him to go to Mr. Tole. Tiopira then said he did not wish at all to have a lawyer; that he and I should go to McLean, and apply to him. We saw him. We wrote the letter of 5th May in consequence of that interview, at which Mr. Kemp and Mr. Preece were present. Sir Donald McLean asked us to put our statement in writing. Tiopira came down because he had heard that Sir Donald had arrived here. I do not know that any one wrote to him.