Papers of Rev. Dr. Arthur Guyon Purchas, 1859 - 1866

Folder 1 -- Draft report of a Sub-Committee appointed to examine the sources from which a supply of water may be obtained for the City of Auckland, by Arthur G. Purchas [n.d.] (8 leaves)

Folder 2 -- Draft of a memorandum to Governor Thomas Gore-Brown, dated 28 September 1860, Onehunga, by Arthur G. Purchas, regarding the substance of Tamati Ngapora's communication in reference to the "mode of warfare adopted by her Majesty's forces at Taranaki." (1 leaf, double-sided)

Folder 3 -- Diary of [Sir] Edward Strickland, Deputy Commissariat General of the Campaign in the Wanganui and Taranaki Districts round the eastern side of Mount Egmont in the years 1865/66 - Major General Chute, Commanding the Forces. Narrative begins, Saturday, 30 December 1865, ends 8 February 1866. (46 leaves)