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

Translation

Translation.

This Document conveying land written on this the (3) third day of, January in the

1854. 3 January.

year of our Lord (1854) One thousand eight hundred and fifty four is a paper of the

Hawke's Bay.

full and unreserved consent of us the Chiefs and People of the Ngatikahungunu tribe

Tautane.

whose names are hereunto attached on behalf of ourselves our relations and descendants to transfer for ever a certain portion of our land to Victoria the Queen of England and to the Kings or Queens who may succeed her for ever and ever.
And in consideration of our full consent to sell this piece of our land Victoria the

Price, £1,000.

Queen of England agrees on her part to pay us the sum of (£1000) One thousand pounds once told. (£500) Five hundred pounds of this money we have this day received

Receipt for £500, first instalment.

from Mr. McLean the remaining (£500) Five hundred pounds is to be paid in the month of January (1855) One thousand eight hundred and fifty five.

The boundary of the land commences at Arataura and runs inland to Kohuotu thence to Awaputahi to Ahititi and on to Irenga-o-rahunga where it turns in a southerly

Boundaries.

direction to Eakaututaha thence to Oporae to the place where the boundary line at Wahatuara runs towards the sea to Waimata thence following the line of coast till it joins the boundary at the starting point Arataura.

Two portions reserved.

We have reserved two portions inside of these boundaries namely that commencing at Waimata thence to Kohaikura and inland to Pa-o-te-ratunga and thence to the commencement at Waimata. The second a piece at Tautane with some forest land annexed to it. These are the only reserves for us.

Five per cents to be paid.

Five 5 per cent. as payable in some of the purchases at Wairarapa is also to be paid to us on account of this purchase.

We have entirely given up and bid farewell to this land inherited from our fore-fathers with its rivers its streams its lakes its springs its timber grass and stones with its plains and fertile spots its sterile parts and everything above the surface or under the surface and everything thereunto belonging we have now for ever delivered up and transferred to the Queen of England under the shining sun of this day to be the property of Victoria Queen of England or of the Kings or Queens who may succeed her for ever.

In testimony of our consent to all the conditions of this Deed we hereunto affix our names and marks.

And in testimony of the consent of the Queen of England to the conditions of this Deed the name of Donald McLean Principal Commissioner for purchase of Native Lands is also hereunto affixed.

Donald McLean,
Land Commr
Ko te Hapuku x,
and 31 others.

Witnesses—

Alfred Domett, Land Commr.
Ko Piripi.
H. T. Kemp, Native Sectry., Wellington.

A True Copy of Original Deed and Translation.

H. Hanson Turton.

Wellington, February 18th, 1876