Itemized in W J Walters claim for damages due to war: 4 pages written by W J Walters in Waiapu to Napier City, Superintendent, Hawkes Bay and Government Agent, East Coast
Waiapu November 1865.The event is recorded in letters to the newspaper, though no specific mention is made of a mill: Press, Volume VIII, Issue 859, 8 August 1865
To His Honor The Superintendent Napier,
May it please your Honor, I beg most humbly and respectfully to submit to Your Honor's notice, as inventory of my most important losses during the late disturbance. Mr. Deighton directed me to seize two of my horses, which the Maoris had plundered at the Kawa Kawa. They were immediately retaken, with a threat that if further interfered with, they would shoot all the horses at Waiapu. This occurred in less than an hour after they had removed their oath of allegiance. Mr. Deighton then advised me to write to your Honor, and kindly offered himself as a reference on the subject. I beg to submit that my case is a peculiar one; as although others were at the same time distressed, they managed to retain necessary clothing; while myself and wife were necessitated to borrow Maori clothes for the emergency. They also have had an aptitude of appropriating the residue of their effects to their advantage; whereas, I, by enrolling myself, was precluded that opportunity; and as I am at present in absolute distress, and a hopeless prospect ahead, I most humbly and earnestly submit the accompanying statement to your notice, hoping that your Honor will graciously consider me worth of compensation. I also further request the favour of employment, whenever a vacancy may occur in my situation, which your Honor may consider suited to my capacity.
I am Your Honor's obedient humble servant (Signed) W.J. Walters.
(Tuparoa) £. s. d
House and garden fence 15. 0. 0
Tools, harness, boxes, etc. etc., 10. 0. 0
Feather bed, pillows, etc. 5. 0. 0
500 ft. Kauri plank 5. 0. 0
Wind mill 5. 0. 0
damage to vines 10. 0. 0
(Tuhimata)
Own clothes 25. 0. 0
Wife's " 15. 0. 0
Maori trade 10. 0. 0
6 doz. rings for do. 6. 6. 0
Tools 10. 0. 0
Fether beds, pillows and bedding 10. 0. 0
3 saddles and gear 10. 0. 0
pack " 6. 0. 0
5 cwt. bacon and hams at 8d. 18. 13. 4
6 bridles 3. 0. 0
10 cwt. bacon consumed by Queen Maoris 4. 0. 0
5. cwt. onions consumed by Queen Maoris 4. 0. 0
14 geese consumed by Queen Maoris 4. 10. 0
(Wharekahika)
Maori trade sundries 10. 0. 0
ropes, halters, etc., for shipping cattle 10. 0. 0
6 doz. ducks 7. 4. 0
3 doz. fowls at 1/6 2. 14. 0
1 pig 2. 0. 0
Tea, sugar, etc. 2. 0. 0
4 cwt. salt. 2. 0. 0
wheat flour 2. 0. 0
£257. 13. 0
2 double and 4 single guns and ammunition appropriated by Queen Maoris for their use at commencement of hostilities, and still in their possession.
35 horses originally taken by Hau Haus and captured by 2 Maoris.
6 head of cattle.
paper containing about £150 worth Maori debts. etc.,
IMPORTANT OPERATIONS ON THE EAST COAST.
We publish the following letter which was referred to in our Leader of yesterday, together with an enclosure, giving a further description of the proceedings.
Napier, 26th July, 1865. Sir, - I have the honor to acquaint you that I proceeded in H.M. ship Eclipse to the East Cape, with the party of military settlers who were despatched from Napier to aid the chief Morgan against Patara and his Hauhau confederates. On the 13th instant, the military settlers, fifty in number, commanded by Captain Fraser, were landed at Te Awanui, about three miles south of Waiapu. ... I have, &c, Donald .M'Lean.
[enclosure.] S. Deiohton, Esq., E.M., to the Superintendent, Napier. Camp Waiapu, July 24, ISGS. Sir, ... On Saturday, the 22nd, a body of Hau-haus, under their Chief Prophet, Te Whiwhini, sacked two houses at Te Awanui, belonging to Emanuel and Mr. Walters; with that exception, nothing has been doing, the rebels keeping out of sight as much as possible. I have, &c., S.Deighton, E.M.
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