Deeds—No. 87.
Extinguishing Claims of Wairarapa and East, Coast Natives to Lands at Porirua and Wellington.
1853. 29 August. Wairarapa District.
Whakarongo
ra e nga tangata katoa. ko matou ko nga Rangatira me nga tangataWairarapa and East Coast.
o Ngatikahungunu e whakaae pu ana i tenei ra i te rua tekau ma iwa (29) o nga ra o Akuhata i te tau o to tatou Ariki kotahi mano e waru rau e rima tekau ma toru (1853)Claims at Porirua and Wellington and the Hutt extinguished.
kia tino tukua rawatia o matou whenua katoa kua oti nei te tuku atu e nga iwi o Nga tiawa o Ngatitoa ki a te Kuini o Ingarini ara nga whenua katoa ki Poneke ki Porirua ki Heretaunga ara nga wahi katoa kua tino oti atu ki te Pakeha Katahi nei hoki matou ka tino whakaae ki aua whenua kia riro pu ki a Wikitoria te Kuini o Ingarini ki nga Kingi Kuini ranei o muri iho i a ia ake tonu atu.Receipt for £100.
muri iho i a matou kia wakaotia rawatia enei whenua ki a te Kuini o Ingarini e whakaae ana hoki te Kuini o Ingarini mona kia utua matou ki te rau pauna kotahi (£100). Ko aua moni kotahi nei te rau kua riro mai ki a matou i tenei ra na te Makarini. A no te rironga mai o aua moni ka tuhia e matou o matou ingoa me o matou tohu.A mo te whakaaetanga o te Kuini o Ingarini ki nga tikanga o roto i tenei pukapuka ka tuhia iho e te Makarini te kai wakarite whenua o te Kawana o Nui Tireni tona ingoa.
Donald
McLean,
Land Commissioner.
Na Raniera te Iho.
Hemi te-Miha.
Ngairo
x his mark.
Hiu
te Miha o te rangi
x his mark.
Ko te Wereta Kawakairangi
x his mark
Ko te Kaninamu Hanaiwa
x his mark.
Manihera te Kehu.
te Wereta te
Inaki
x his mark.
Na Iraia te Ama.
Ko Maika Meha.
Wiremu
Tamihana Hiko.
Wiremu Tutere te Nai.
Nga Kai titiro ki enei homaitanga utu me enei tuhinga ingoa—
Jos.
Kelly, Settler, Wairarapa.
Donald MeKenzie, Settler, Wairarapa.
Translation.
Know
all men that we the Chiefs and people of Ngatikahungunu unreservedly consent1853. 29 August.
on this twenty ninth (29) day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eightWairarapa and East Coast.
hundred and fifth three (1853) entirely to give up all our lands which have been sold by the Ngatiawa and Ngatitda tribes to the Queen of. England that is all the land atNatives' claims at Porirua and Wellington and the Hutt extinguished.
Wellington and Porirua and Heretaunga that is all the lands which have been fully given to the Europeans We now for the first time fully consent that those lands should be entirely given up to the Queen of England to the Kings or Queens who may succeed her for ever.Receipt for £100.
(£100) which hundred pounds we have this day received from Mr. McLean. And in testimony of the receipt of those monies we affix our. names and marks.And in testimony of the consent of the Queen of England to all the conditions of this Deed Mr. McLean Land Purchase Commissioner for the Governor of New Zealand hereunto affixes his name.
Donald
McLean,
Land Commissioner.
Na
Raniera
te
Iho and eleven others.
Witness to these payments and signatures—
Jos. Kelly, Settler,
Wairarapa.
Donald McKenzie, Settler, Wairarapa.
A True Copy of Original Deed and Translation.
H. Hanson Turton.
Wellington, February 1st, 1876.