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

Native Reserve in Cooper's Bay. Colonial Secretary's Office, Auckland, 4th February, 1842

Native Reserve in Cooper's Bay. Colonial Secretary's Office, Auckland, 4th February, 1842.

Sir,—

I have had the honour to receive and lay before the Governor your letter of the 13th ultimo, reporting that the Natives at the Thames are in the habit of locating themselves at Cooper's Bay when they visit the town, on allotments already purchased by private individuals, and proposing that Allotment No. 89 in that bay, which has not yet been sold, be reserved for the benefit of the aborigines for the following purposes, namely: First, as a location for them whilst on a visit to the Governor; secondly, as a site for a Native church, schoolhouse, and cemetery; thirdly, as a means of support of a Native school, the funds for which may be realized by leasing the remaining portion of the allotment.