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

Translation

Translation.

1872. 1 August. Ngatimaru District.

Know all men

by these presents this Deed made the first day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy two, Witnesseth We the Maoris Chiefs and others of the tribe of Ngatimaru whose names are written below do hereby agree to sell hand over and finally give up to Victoria Queen of England her heirs and successors all that block of land called Te Kopua the boundaries of which are as follows, Commencing

Te Kopua.

at the mouth of the River Mangamoeahu at its junction with the Waitara

Boundaries. [3,140 acres.]

following the course of the Mangamoeahu in its windings until it gets to Aratawa, here it turns and goes straight to the Waitara River to a cliff called Kurakino (opposite the mouth of the Makino River on the other side of the Waitara) turning here it goes seaward following the course of the Waitara in its windings to the mouth of the Mangamoeahu where the boundary of the block commenced. The plan of the said land is drawn in the margin of this Deed. The purchase money for the block as fixed by Mr. Parris and agreed to by us is two hundred and thirty pounds (£230) which sum we have

Receipt for £230.

this day received from Mr. Parris. This money is the final payment for the said land because we only are the people who have held that land for a great number of years past. In Witness that we consent to the conditions of this Deed as written we subscribe our names.

(Sd.) Te Rangihekeiho x his mark.
Tumounga.
Tuanini x his mark.
Te Whetu x his mark.
Te Peneha Mangu x his mark.
Te Rangipuawe x his mark.
Te Putaka x his mark.
Tutanuku x his mark.
Hinerua x her mark.
Nukaira x his mark.
Ihipera.
Horomona x his mark.
Hinetapaki.
Amiria Whakaruru x her mark.
Te Ria x his mark.
Roka Freeman x her mark.
Te Pounamu x his mark.
Raihania x his mark.
Iriwata x his mark.
Wi te Arei x his mark.
Teieti Werokino.
Tukirikau.
Te Hae x his mark.

Witnesses to Signatures—

T. King, J.P., New Plymouth.
Chas. Brown, J.P., New Plymouth.
J. S. Smith, J.P., New Plymouth.
C. Stapp, Brevet Major.
Ruakere, of Parihaka.

I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing is a correct English translation of the Deed to which it is attached.

R. Parris,
Civil Commissioner, New Plymouth.

7972.

Tuesday, 25th August, 1874. Received for Registration at one o'clock p.m. Registration.

A. S. Douglas,
Registrar of Deeds.

( l.s.)

A True Copy of Original Deed, Translation, and Endorsement.

H. Hanson Turton.

Wellington, September 7th, 1875.