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270. Mackay Alexander: A Compendium of Official
Documents Relative to Native Affairs in the South Island.
Compiled by Alexander Mackay, Native Commissioner. In
Two Volumes, large quarto, contemporary gilt half calf, green linen
boards, covers worn, compiler’s signature “A Mackay Judge N L
Court Wellington” inside the front cover of Vol 2. Vol 1 contains no
colophon or printer/publisher statement .Vol Two; ’Printed for the
Government of New Zealand by Messrs Luckie and Collins, Nelson
1872’ on verso of title. Imprint on title pages of Vol 1 & Vol 2,
Nelson, New Zealand 1871, 1872.
volume One: folding frontispiece map, title, contents, 339
pages, tipped in a 4 page manuscript “Murihiki Purchase. Letter
of Instructions to W. Mantell Esq, ( Copied from Parliamentary
Papers 1854, Page 89) dated Colonial Secretary’s Office
Wellington October 17. 1857”, approximately 20 maps, mostly
folding, including five hand coloured on heavy paper, Settlement
Of Nelson, Native Reserves, 1844, Wairau District 1847
showing reserves excepted from sale by the Ngatitoa Tribe, Aorere, in
Massacre Bay 1852 showing tribal land, , Taitapu Reserve North
West Nelson, also bound in: New Zealand, Land Purchases,
Middle Island. (Report by Mr Alex Mackay) G.-6 & G.-3 1874
& 1875: Ngatitoa Royal Commission Report G.-2 1881.
volume Two: title, contents, addenda et errata, 401 pages, tipped
in “Canterbury Abstract Of Crown Grants” with Canterbury
deleted and“ Kaiapoi Native Reserve” substituted followed by
two coloured manuscript maps showing native reserves in the
Waimakariri, Lake Ellesmere also three pages in manuscript
regarding Kaiapoi and Canterbury Maori land owners.
Approximately 11 maps, nearly all folding, ( five hand coloured)
including a magnificent linen backed map of Stewart Island showing
Native Reserves. Bound in at the conclusion of the text are a further
12 original coloured sketch maps on vellum regarding native reserves
and land in Nelson and Motueka making 22 maps in total.
Alexander Mackay’s personal copies, extensively annotated,
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lavishly illustrated with original and certified copies of
numerous hand coloured maps on paper, linen and vellum
of Canterbury, Nelson, Otago and Southland, also pages of
handwritten manuscript tipped in for his own use. Bagnall
refers to a similar preliminary volume made up at Mackay’s
request for W.B.D. Mantell who had materially assisted the
Commissioner in preparing the report. The Mantell version
now in the Alexander Turnbull Library has until the discovery
of Mackay’s own specially prepared volumes in the Pycroft
Collection been regarded as the only known example to exist
of this very rare and important piece of New Zealand history.
Bagnall 3286 These volumes are “one offs” predating the
1873 issue published in Wellington in 1873 Bagnall 3287.
An exciting discovery and potentially valuable source which
could well possibly provide hitherto unknown information on
the history of South Island purchases of Maori land and the
administration of reserves.
$10 000 – $15 000
271. MacKay James. Our Dealings with Maori Lands;
or comments on European dealings for the purchase and lease
of native lands, and the legislation thereon. Octavo, green paper
covers. Auckland, Kidd & Wildman 1887. Bagnall 3293 A most
informed review of the Native Land Court etc.
$200 – $400
272. MacKay James. Whakaaturanga o nga tikanga
o te Whakapuraretanga O Hauraki mo te Mahinga Koura.
Narrative of the Opening of the Hauraki District for Gold
Mining. Octavo, orange paper covers, author’s signature mounted
on title page, folding maps, text in Maori and English. Auckland,
Wm McCullough Auckland (1896) Bagnall M315. Books In
Maori 1453
$400 – $800