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

Translation

Translation.

1847. 11 October. Grey and Bell District.

This Deed

of cession of land written on this day the 11th of October in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and forty seven is a document shewing the true consent by us the people of Ngamotu for ourselves our people and children and all our descendants after us to sell and entirely give up all our lands within the boundaries

Grey Block.

hereinafter set forth in this deed of cession of land to the Governor of New Zealand and to all the Governors of this island after him for ever.
And in consideration of this entire giving up of our land the Governor of New Zealand agrees to pay us and our relatives who are absent in other parts of this island

Price, £290.

the sum of £390 the payment of the consideration money to be divided over three years.

Receipt for £130.

The first payment of £130 we have this day received from Mr. McLean.

The second payment will be received by us or our relatives jointly interested with us in the land now sold on the 11th day of October 1848.

The third payment will be made to us or our relatives jointly interested in the lands now altogether given up to the Governor that is the final payment will be made on the 11th day of October 1849.

And it will rest with the Governor to divide the money which is to be paid after this present payment which has now been made to us or it will be done by some other European appointed by the Governor to pay for the land that is the payments for the two next years it will be for him [the Governor] or that European to decide whether to pay that money to us or our relatives who are absent.

And in consideration of the payment of money set forth in this deed we consent to give up entirely all our lands within the boundaries given below of which a plan is drawn on the margin hereof and all our lands inland of this which have been surveyed together with the streams lakes trees and all things belonging to those lands to the Governor of New Zealand for ever.

Boundaries.

The boundaries of the lands now ceded by us: Commencing at Waitapu thence along the sea coast to Paritutu when it reaches that place it runs straight inland to the survey made by the New Zealand Company's surveyors thence to Rotokari when it reaches that place it follows that survey through the bush to Mangore when it reaches that place it runs towards the sea along the Mangore to Turuawhakaanga that is to the side of our old pa of Ngararahai thence to the junction of the Mangore with the Waiwhakaiho thence along the Waiwhakaiho to the old survey line at Paipai thence along that survey line to Tehenui when it reaches the Tehenui stream it turns and runs inland to Eringa

when it reaches Eringa it turns towards the South and goes to Hawehawe thence inland to Waerengapoka thence along that survey in a Westerly direction to Okoari when it reaches that place it runs towards the sea till it reaches Harakeke thence to Tukape and from thence to the mouth of Te Waitapu.

And the Governor agrees to reserve for us certain lands within the boundaries which have been herein set forth and surrendered altogether to him: that is to say which have been surveyed and agreed upon by ourselves and Mr. McLean for us. Some of our young men were present at the survey of the lands described in the plan attached to this deed and we know all these lands.

These are the reserves which were surveyed:—

Reserves:

First at Moturoa two hundred acres.

Moturoa. [200 acres.]

Second at Rotokari two hundred and fifty acres.

Rotokari. [250 acres.]

Third at Waiwhakaiho four hundred and sixty acres surveyed and laid off for us

Waiwhakaiho. [460 acres.]

for ever excepting only the main roads for the Europeans and all people which roads are allowed over these reserves whenever it shall please the Governor to lay them off.

And in token of our full assent to the conditions of this deed which has been read over and explained to us by Mr. McLean we hereunto sign our names.

And in token of the consent of the Governor to the conditions of this deed the name of Henry King Resident Magistrate of Taranaki is signed hereunto.

[Witnesses.]

[Signatures.]

Correct Translation.

T. E. Young,
Translator, Native Department.