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Seasons greetings from me to.

Plus to all on the NZ Board.

Been a swag of TV programmes, in the evenings of late, that keep reminding me of you, and your active days of community service.

Still aiming to do justice to those 25 emails you sent me in 2018. Just need to find time to spend a few more days in the archives. But other community commitments keep distracting me.

ALL THE BEST.

Alan.

Seasons greetings Lu. (and fellow RC members)

Thankyou for taking an interest.

I do not subscribe to Ancestry, and that is why initially I had to visit the library closest to me, who would give me access to the Ancestry held copy. Not familiar with the Ancestry site I used up my first secession finding my way around it's operation. Following additional space bookings, I was able to view the record, which from memory was surnames in alphabetical order, like a more modern print version of a NZ roll. I then read the roll in alphabetical page, by page, order, keeping notes. Photographing the computer screen did not prove very successful, and I was not allowed to attach a memory stick, and save page captures, for processing at leasure, at home.

An overseas RC forum poster, whom I photographed some NZN archive files for, also did some research for me, but only knew how to look up individual names. Not view the roll searching for names that belonged to the TRIBE "Waikato" and were registered with a "Hukanui" address.

That of the mail bag service to the WOODLANDS Homestead. Not to be confused with other Hukanui's down south.

120 odd years on it is hard to find written evidence of those who helped break in the local rich soil farming land. [Plus I am shocking at proof reading my own work.]

Many descendants today have no knowledge that their forebares, for a period, migrated to the employment that was offered by the three local land developing Estates. At times over 200.

In the case of Maaori, when I am able to provide them with written evidence that they were there, plus that added bonus, confirming of their lineage [Hapu], they are grateful.

Alan.

Morning Ross.

Please accept my condolences with the passing of your Mother, in January this year. The summer season will never be the same. My Mother too passed away in January, [close to her birthday], but that was quite a few years ago now.

RootsChat have a policy of NOT naming the living, so this morning I took the liberty of making enquiries, as your post did not say "late Mother"

I look forward to you making contact.

Alan.

Hello Ross.

Greetings.

I have been very busy, and last night attended an AGM of a Society that I am very active with. This morning, with a little more time on my hands, I checked in with ROOTSCHAT and discovered your post earlier this month. So sorry about my SLOW reply. I usually get notifications about activity on posts I have been active on, but must have missed it, or possibly as the thread is now on the secondary board of COMPLETED or in limbo threads, I did not get one.

Ross as a new member Rootschat requires you to make three posts before the PRIVATE MESSAGING service is opened for your use. If you make a couple more posts, [just a santa - icon - or Hello etc] and then we can communicate privately, and share quite a lot of research into press clippings etc collected.

Look forward to hearing from you.

Alan.