Maori Deeds of Land Purchases in the North Island of New Zealand: Volume One

[Deeds—No 322.]

Deeds—No 322.

MatAragi Block, Whangapoua, Coromandel District.

Tenei Pukapuka i tuhituhia i tenei te rua tekau ma iwa o nga ra o Maehe i te tau o

1862. 29 March.

Coromandel District.

to tatou Ariki 1862 he Pukapuka tino hoko tino hoatu tino tuku whakaoti atu naku he Rangatira me nga Tangata o Ngatiwhanaunga no ratou nga ingoa e mau i raro nei a hei whakaatu tenei Pukapuka mo matou mo o matou whanaunga me o matou uri mo te

Matarangi.

tuhituhinga o o matou ingoa ki tenei Pukapuka i raro i te ra e whiti nei kua whakarerea rawatia kua tino tukuna rawatia atu ki a Wikitoria Kuini o Ingarani ki ona uri ki nga Kingi ki nga Kuini o muri iho i a ia me ana me a ratou e whakarite ai hei whakaritenga mo nga Pauna moni Kotahi rau e rima tekau ma rima kua utua mai ki a au e te Pirihi te kai whakarite whenua mo te Kuini (a e whakaaetia nei e au te rironga mai o aua moni) ko taua wahi whenua katoa kei Whangapoa ko Matarangi te ingoa o tana wahi whenua ko nga rohe kei raro te Pukapuka nei e mau ana te korero whakahaere ko te mapi hoki o taua whenua kua apititia ki tenei. Me ona

rakku

me ona kowhatu me ona wai me ona awa nui me ona roto me ona awa ririki me nga mea

katba

o taua whenua o runga ranei o raro ranei i te mata o taua whenua me o matou tikanga me o inatou take me o matou paanga katoatanga ki taua wahi; Kia mau tonu ki a Kuini Wikitoria ki ona uri ki ana ranei e whakarite ai hei tino

mail

tonu ake tonu atu. A hei tohu mo to matou whakaaetanga ki nga tikanga

katoab

tenei Pukapuka kua tuhituhia nei toku ingoa me toku tohu. A hei tohu hoki mo te whakaaetanga o te Kuini o Ingaraiii mo tana wahi ki nga

tikaiiga

katoa o tenei Pukapuka kua tuhia nei te

iiigoa

o Te Tirihi Kaiwhakarite Whenua. Ko nga rohe enei o taua whenua ka timata i

Boundaries. [892 acres.]

Matarangi ka haere whakatetonga a Patekateka ka anga whakaie Marangai a te Awapeka ka huri ka anga whaka te marangai ma raki a Oharia ka anga whaka te Tuarati ka haere Oruanga ka huri ka huere ina te akau a Waiari a haere tae atu ki Matarangi.

Translation.

1862. 29 March. Coromandel District.

This Deed

written on this Twenty-ninth day of March in the Year of our Lord 1862 is a full and final sale conveyance and surrender by us the Chiefs and People of the Tribe of Ngatiwhanaunga whose names are hereunto subscribed And Witnesseth that on behalf of ourselves our relatives and descendants we have by signing this deed under

Matarangi.

the shining 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 one hundred and fifty five pounds (£155) to me paid by James Preece District Land Purchase Commissioner on behalf of the Queen Victoria (and we hereby acknowledge the receipt of the said monies) all that piece of our Land situated at Whangapoa and named Matarangi 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 James Preece District Land Purchase Commissioner

Boundaries. [892 acres.]

is hereunto subscribed. These are the boundaries of the Land commencing at Matarangi runs in a Southern direction to Patekateka thence in an Eastern direction to the Awapeka then North East to Ohaira from thence in a North direction to Oruanga from thence along the beach to Waiari and from thence to Matarangi.