Deed Receipts—No. 4.
Land at Ruataniwha, Province of Hawke's Bay.
1855. 14 February. Hawke's Bay. Ruataniwha.
Kua riro
mai ki a matou i tenei ra nga pauna moni kotahi te rau (£100) takitahi na teReceipt for £100.
Makarini i homai ki a matou hei utu tenei ki a matou mo to matou kainga kua tino tukua rawatia e matou ki a Wikitoria te Kuini o Ingarangi i tenei ra.Boundaries.
Ka timata te rohe i te Puta ka rere i te Korora mau atu ki te Pa o Porahui mau atu ki Tawiti Kuri mau atu ki Mangatawai mau atu ki Maruanui mau atu ki te Ruakiwi ka eke ki runga ki te tihi o Ruahine rere atu i runga i te hiwi mau atu ko te Tohu a te Atua rere atu ka mau ana ko Tauhaparapara rere atu te Iringa o te Pokeka o Paka ka whati i kona rere atu te Apiti ka mau ana ko Ngapakira rere atu ki Matangikaiawha ka mau ana ki Kohikoromatua tutaki atu ki te Puta.Heoi kua tino tukua rawatia atu e matou tenei kainga o a matou tupuna tuku iho ki a matou i tenei ra e whiti nei hei whenua pumau tonu iho ki a Wikitoria te Kuini o Ingarangi ki nga Kingi Kuini ranei o muri iho i a ia a ake tonu atu. Kia oti ra ano nga rohe te ruri kia kitea te ahua o te whenua ka whakatumautia ai te tikanga mo nga utu e toe ana ki a matou mo tenei whenua.
Harawira Takuo
x.
Te Hapuku Ika
o te Moana
x.
Witnesses—
John P. Russell, Settler, Wairarapa.
G. S. Cooper, J.P.
Translation.
We have received
this day the sum of £100 One hundred Pounds from Mr. McLean1855. 14 February.
as payment for our land which we fully give up and make over to Victoria the QueenRuataniwha.
of England this day.Receipt for £100.
Boundaries.
Tawiti Kuri and thence on to Mangatawai and thence on to Maruanui thence on to Ruakiwi thence on to the top of the Ruahine range thence on by the range to the Tohu a te Atua thence on to Tauhaparapara thence on to the Iringa o te Pokeka of Park here turning and on to Apiti and on to Ngapakira thence on to Matangikaiawha thence on to Kohikoromatua thence joining the Puta.We fully give up and make over this our land inherited by us from our ancestors under the shining sun of this day as a permanent possession to Victoria the Queen of England and to the Kings and Queens who may succeed her for ever and ever. When the boundaries have been surveyed and the land has been looked over then shall the final payment to us be agreed to for this land.
Harawira Takuo x.
Te Hapuku Ika o te Moana x.
Witness—
John P. Russell, Settler, Wairarapa.
G. S. Cooper, J.P.
A True Copy of Original Receipt and Translation.
Wellington, February 19th, 1876.