Translation.
1874. 28 February. Ngatimaru District.
Know all men
by these presents this Deed made the twenty eighth day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy four witnesseth that I Rangihekeiho a Maori chief of the Ngatimaru tribe whose name is written underneath do hereby consent to sell hand over and finally give up to Victoria Queen of England her heirs and successors all that block of land called Ruapekapeka the boundaries ofRuapekapaka.
which are as follows. Commencing at the mouth of the River Mangamoeahu where itBoundaries.
joins the Waitara river at Kopua following the side of the Waitara River to Aupapa it turns here and goes up a ridge on to Ruapekapeka it turns here to the North goes on and then turns to the East and goes on to Tautari then turning to the North it goes on to the Kawau then turning to the East it goes on and follows the line in its windings to Poukaikatoa turning here to the South it runs along the boundary line of the land lately sold to the Government, Waitara-Taramoukou till it gets to the Mangamoeahu River at Pakaitangata turning here it follow the course of the Mangamoeahu till it gets to its mouth where it commenced. The plan of the said block of land is drawn in the margin of this Deed. The purchase money for the said land as fixed by Mr. Parris and agreed to by me is Fifty pounds. (£50) which sum I have this day received fromReceipt for £50.
Mr. Parris. The money that I have received this day is the final payment for this land. In token that I consent to the conditions of this Deed as written I subscribe my name.Rangihekeiho x his mark.
Witnesses—
(Sd.) Fred. A. Carrington, Superintendent, Taranaki.
J. Stephenson
Smith, Commr. Crown Lands.
W.
Carrington, J.P.
Tahana, Assessor.
Porikapa,
Assessor.
Tamihana.
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.
7973.
Registration. Tuesday, 25th August, 1874. Received for Registration at one o'clock p.m.
A. S. Douglas,
Registrar of Deeds.
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A True Copy of Original Deed Translation, Declaration, and Endorsement.
Wellington, September 2nd, 1875.