[Declaration of John William Richard Guilding]
Declaration of J. W. R. Guilding.
I John William Richard Guilding
of Shortland, in the
District of Hauraki in the Province of Auckland and Colony of New Zealand a duly
licensed Interpreter under the Native Lands Act 1865, The Native Lands Act,
1867, The Native Lands Act Amendment Act, 1868, The Native Lands Act 1869, and
the Native Lands Act Amendment Act, 1870, do solemnly and sincerely declare as
follows:—
1. |
That I was present on the day of December one thousand eight hundred and
seventy two together with Henry Thornton Rowe of Shortland, aforesaid
Licensed Surveyor a male adult
and did see Miriama Pehi Pukukauri, Peneamene Tanui Hori Kerei Tuokioki and
Matene Pehi mentioned and described in the within written deed duly sign and
execute the said deed. |
2. |
That the signatures Peneamene Tanui "and Matene Pehi" set and subscribed
to the within written deed are of the proper handwriting of the said Peneamene
Tanui and Matene Pehe respectively and that the marks "x" "x" Thereto set and
affixed were made in our presence by the said Miriama Pehi Pukukauri and Hori
Kerei Tuokioki respectively. |
3. |
That the signatures J. W. R. Guilding Henry T. Rowe set and subscribed to
the said within written deed as the witnesses attesting the due execution
thereof are of the proper handwriting of the said Henry T. Rowe, and me this
declarant respectively. |
4. |
That immediately before the execution of the said Deed by the said Miriama
Pehi Pukukauri Peneamene Tanui Hori Kerei Tuokioki and Matene Pehi I did
interpret the same to them into the Maori language and that my translation
thereof was correct and was understood by the said Miriama Pehi Pukukauri
Peneamene Tanui Hori Kerei Tuokioki and Matene Pehi. |
And I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be
true and by virtue of the above named Acts of the General Assembly of New
Zealand and of a certain other Act intituled. The Justics of the Peace Act,
1866.
J. W. R. Guilding.
Made and declared at
Shortland in the Province aforesaid this twenty-fourth day of December, one
thousand eight hundred and seventy two Before me?
E. W.
Puckey,
One of Her Majesty's Justices of the Peace in and for
the Colony of New Zealand.
Registration.
Received for registration at 2. p.m. 21st July, 1874.
M. Hamilton,
Depy. Regs.
Particulars entered in
Register Book Vol 3, Folio 267 the 29th day of September, 1874, at 2 p.m.
J. V Davy, D.L.R.
(
l.s.)
True Copy.
T. S. Hall,
Land
Transfer Dept.
A True Transcript of Certified Copy of Deed,
Declaration, and Endorsements.
H. H. Turton.
Wellington,
October 25th, 1875