Scope and Contents Natives in Nelson; illnesses Copy; With illustration of proposed houses (hostelry) at Nelson for use of natives. This is a copy of Bishop Selwyn’s letter to his mother describing his proposal to build a hostel for Maori visiting their relatives in Nelson, a chapel and a boarding school with income from the Natives Tenths Reserves. This was an agreement set up by the New Zealand Company whereby one-tenth of all land purchased from Maori would be set aside for the benefit of the Maori...