Translation.
1853. 9 December. Wairarapa District.
This Deed
conveying land written on this day on the ninth (9) of the days of December in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty three (1853) is a paper of our full consent under the shining sun of this day to sell and entirely to give up a certain portion of our land to Victoria the Queen of England and to theWhareama. (Part of).
Kings or Queens who may succeed her for ever and ever.Receipt for £100.
once told which monies we have this day received from Donald McLean.Five per cents to be paid.
to us.Boundaries.
te Ao's boundary to Makahakaha thence eastwards to Ihaka Takahiwae's boundary and on to the mouth of the Waihora stream thence in the Whareama to the sea and along the sea coast to Waiwarawara.Now we have for ever given up this portion of our land under the shining sun of this day with its timber its minerals its waters its pastures and all thereunto appertaining to Victoria the Queen of England and to the Kings or Queens who may succeed her for ever and ever.
Tow reserves. [500 acres each.]
(500) acres on the Whareama stream another portion of five hundred (500) acres in this block will be returned to us when the land is surveyed.And in testimony of our consent to the conditions of this deed we hereunto affix our names and marks.
And in testimony of the consent of Victoria the Queen of England to the conditions of this Deed Donald McLean Land Purchase Commissioner of the Governor of New Zealand hereunto affixes his names.
Donald McLean,
Land Commissioner.
Piripi Tuapa x.
And 15 others.
Witnesses to these signatures and payments—
W. M. Smith, J.P.,
Government Surveyor.
John P. Russell, Settler, Wangai Moana, Wairarapa.
Ihaia te Wakamairu.
A True Copy of Original Deed and Translation.
Wellington, February 4th, 1876.