Translation.
1867. 18 October. Auckland District.
This Deed
written on this eighteenth day of October in the Year of our Lord 1867 is a full and final sale conveyance and surrender by us the Chiefs and People of the Tribe Ngatimaru whose names are hereunto subscribed And Witnesseth that on behalfWaiheke Island.
of ourselves our relatives and descendants we have by signing this Deed under theNgatimaru claims.
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 Three hundred Pounds (£300 . 0 . 0) to us paid by James Mackay the Younger Esquire Civil Commissioner on behalf of the QueenReceipt for £300
Victoria (and we hereby acknowledge the receipt of the said moneys) all that piece of our Land situated at Waiheke and named the Island of Waiheke 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 theBoundaries.
name of James Mackay Jr. Commissioner is hereunto subscribed. These are the boundaries of the Land commencing at the sea coast at Te Rore o mae aea, thence bounded by the sea coast on the west, north, east and south sides to the point of commencement. Provided that nothing herein contained shall be deemed to prejudice the right, title, or interest of the tribe Ngatipaoa or any members thereof to lands now held by them, or reserved for their use anywhere within the limits of the said island of Waiheke.Wairope Hoterene Taipari.
Rapana Maunganoa x his mark.
Matiu
Kaimate.
Raika Whakarongotai.
Watana Tuma.
Miriama te Ngahue x her
mark.
Hirini Ngaone x his
mark.
Karauna.
Mango.
Renata Taniwha.
Hoterene Taipari x his
mark.
Riwai Kiore x his mark.
Piniha.
Aperehama te Reiroa x his
mark.
Mata Paraone x her mark.
Te Marau x his mark.
Pahau.
James Macekay,Jr.
A. H.
Witness to signatures (18)—
(Sd.) Alex. Hogg,
Land Agent, Shortland.A True Copy of Original Deed and Translation.
Wellington, January 7th, 1875.