Translation.
1864. 30 June.
This Deed
written on this thirtieth day of June in the Year of our Lord 1864 is a full and final sale conveyance and surrender by us the Chiefs and People of the Tribe ofWhangarei District.
Te Waiariki whose names are hereunto subscribed And Witnesseth that on behalf of ourselves our relatives and descendants we have by signing this Deed under the shiningWaikare.
sun of this day parted with and for ever transferred unto Victoria Queen of England Her Heirs the Kings and Queens who may succeed Her and Her and their Assigns for ever in consideration of the sum of nine hundred and fifteen Pounds (£915 . 0 . 0) to us paid by William N. Searancke on behalf of the Queen Victoria (and we hereby acknowledge the receipt of the said monies) all that piece of our Land situated at Taiharuru and named Waikare the boundaries whereof are set forth at the foot of this Deed and a plan of which Land is annexed thereto with its trees minerals waters rivers lakes streams and all appertaining to the said Land or beneath the surface of the said Land and all our right title claim and interest whatsoever thereon To hold to Queen Victoria Her Heirs and Assigns as a lasting possession absolutely for ever and ever. And in testimony of our consent to all the conditions of this Deed we have hereunto subscribed our names and marks. And in testimony of the consent of the Queen of England on her part to all the conditions of this Deed the name of William N. SearanckeBoundaries. [8,580 acres.]
Commissioner is hereunto subscribed. These are the boundaries of the Land commencing at the Taiharuru Reserve at The Huitau, thence along the sea coast to Tohora, thence inland along the boundary of the Manaia Block to the Waitangata and up the Waitangata creek and the survey lines of the Kaiwha Block to the Maori land known as Rukuwai and on to, and up the Waikare river to the Pataua river to the boundary line of the Kahakaha reserve and along this boundary line to the Taiharuru river and crossing the river and proceeding along the boundary of the Maori reserve to Huitau to the point of commencement.Hoani Papita Takahanga x his mark.
Mohi te Peke x his mark.
Te
Watarau x his mark.
Raha mango.
Kamira teina hara x his mark.
Ko hi nau.
Kereama Te Tauri.
Hoani Wiremu Kainga kore.
Makarini
Hakiro.
Hoterene Tawatawa.
Reupene Puni.
Te Matenga x his
mark.
Henare te Moananui.
Kerepeti hoki tomuri.
Received this 30th day of June in the Year of Our Lord One thousand eight Receipt for £875. hundred and sixty four (1864) the Sum of Eight hundred and seventy five Pounds sterling (£875 . 0 . 0) being the (to us) final consideration money expressed in the above-written Deed to be paid by William N. Searancke on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen to us.
Hoani Papita Takahanga x his mark.
Te Watarau x his mark.
Mohi Te Peke x his mark.
Witnesses to the whole of the signatures and payment of the money—
William N. Searancke, Dist. Commr.
Hemara, from Pataua.
Puketawa, from Raumanga.
Received this 5th day of July 1864 the sum of Forty Pounds £40 being the final 1864. 5 July. and complete consideration money expressed in the above-written Deed to be paid by William N. Searancke on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen to us. Receipt for £40.
Horomona.
Hema Horomona.
Meri.
Witnesses—
John S. Rust, Storekeeper, Whangarei.
Will. N. Searancke.
A True Copy of Original Deed and Translation.
Wellington, February 1st, 1875.