Official Information Request - Fenton Agreement

Sent: Tuesday, 3 May 2022 5:14 pm
Subject: LGOIMA request - Fenton Agreement texts

I refer to your LGOIMA request of 24 April 2022 for copies of the Fenton Agreement texts (original Māori language text and English language translation).

Please find attached:

1. A modern translation of the original Fenton Agreement text undertaken by Jane McRae for the Crown Forest Rental Trust as part of the Waitangi Tribunal Inquiry for the Central North Island – Waitangi Tribunal
2. Photocopy of the original Fenton Agreement in Māori from national archives, with a typed translation from an unknown source (likely a typed version of the original translation) – Waitangi Tribunal
3. Photocopy of original Fenton Agreement translation from National Archives – Waitangi Tribunal

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