Title: Octavius Hadfield

Author: Barbara Macmorran

Publication details: 1969, Wellington

Digital publication kindly authorised by: G. H. Macmorran

Part of: New Zealand Texts Collection

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Octavius Hadfield

[extract from the diary of Octavius Hadfield]

Nov. 16th . . . Left the Pa in the morning and went with the chief in a large canoe with about 60 persons to Mana. It is an island situated about 2 miles from the land, about 3 miles long and two wide, some hundred feet high and quite flat. There are sheep and cattle grazing on it. The natives of the Pa have lately also had service morning and evening. The chief, however, Rangihaeata, is opposed to the Gospel. He is the person who formerly accompanied Rauparaha to the southward in the Elizabeth, when acts of the greatest treachery and atrocity were committed by them. We remained there some hours, and they supplied our natives with abundance of food. On leaving the chief said that since he had seen Mr. Williams he would attend to the Gospel. We left the Island in the afternoon in a canoe and went to Hongoeka, a small Pa on the mainland about 5 miles from Mana. There were but few natives there. I retired early to rest. The wind blew and it rained hard but my tent was comfortable.