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

[Deeds—No. 154.]

Deeds—No. 154.

Pihautea Block (Bidwill's Homestead), Wairarapa District.

1858. 14 December. Wairarapa District.

Tenei PukapUka

i tuhituhia i tenei i te kotahi tekau ma wha o nga ra o Tihema i te tau o to tatou Ariki 1858 he Pukapuka tino hoko tino hoatu tino tuku whakaoti atu na matou na nga Rangatira me nga Tangata o Ngatikahungunu no ratou nga ingoa

Pihautea.( Bidwill's homestead.)

e mau i raro nei a hei whaatu tenei Pukapuka mo matou mo o matou whanaunga me o matou uri mo te tuhituhinga o o matou ingoa ki tenei pukapuka i raro i te ra e whiti nei kua whakarerea rawatia kua tino tukuna rawatia atu ki a Wikitoria Kuini o Ingarani ki ona uri ki nga Kingi ki nga Kuini o muri iho i a ia me ana me a ratou e whakarite ai hei whakaritenga mo nga Pauna moni kotahi te rau £100 kua utua mai ki a matou e Te Herangi mo te Kuini (a e whakaaetia nei e matou te rironga mai o aua moni) ko taua wahi whenua katoa kei Wairarapa ko Pihautea te ingoa o taua wahi whenua ko nga rohe kei raro i te Pukapuka nei e mau ana te korero whakahaere ko te mapi hoki o taua whenua kua apititia ki tenei. Me ona rakau me ona kowhatu me ona wai me ona awa nui me ona roto me ona awa ririki me nga mea katoa o taua whenua o runga ranei o raro ranei i te mata o taua whenua me o matou tikanga me o matou take me o matou paanga katoatanga ki taua wahi; Kia mau tonu ki a Kuini Wikitoria ki ona uri ki ana ranei e whakarite ai hei tino mau tonu ake tonu atu. A hei tohu mo to matou whakaaetanga ki nga

tikauga

katoa o tenei Pukapuka kua tuhituhia nei o matou ingoa me o matou tohu. A hei tohu hoki mo te whakaaetanga o te Kuini o Ingarani mo tana wahi ki nga tikanga katoa o tenei Pukapuka kua tuhia nei te ingoa o

William N

.

Boundaries.

Searancke

tetahi o nga Kaiwhakarite Whenua. Ko nga rohe enei o taua whenua ka timata i Manawawiri ka ahu whaka te Tonga ka rere tika tonu ki te Wharehuata, ka whati ikonei ka ahu whaka te Mauru mau rawa atu Te Puahi ka rere makere noa i roto i te Waiapokopoko repo, rere tonu i roto i te repo tae noa atu ki te Maire, ikonei ka rere whaka te rawhiti i roto i te Maire mau rawa atu Te Kokoti ka whiti ka rere tika tonu ki te Whakapaua, ikonei ka makere i roto i Ruamahanga rere tonu i roto i te awa Ruamahanga mau rawa atu ko Manawawiri ka tutaki.

Translation.

This Deed

written on this the fourteenth day of December in the Year of our Lord

1858. 14 December.

1858 is a full and final sale conveyance and surrender by us the Chiefs and People

Wairarapa District.

of the Tribe Ngatikahungunu whose names are hereunto subscribed And Witnesseth that on behalf of ourselves our relatives and descendants we have by signing this Deed

Pihautea.(Bidwill's homestead.)

under the shining sun of this day parted with and for ever transferred unto Victoria Queen of England Her Heirs the Kings and Queens who may succeed Her and Her and Their Assigns for ever in consideration of the sum of one hundred Pounds (£100) to us paid by Will N. Searancke on behalf of the Queen Victoria (and we hereby acknowledge the receipt of the said monies) all that piece of our Land situated at Wairarapa and named Pihautea the boundaries whereof are set forth at the foot Deed and a plan of which Land is annexed thereto with its trees minerals waters rivers lakes streams and all appertaining to the said Land or beneath the surface of the said Land and all our fight title claim and interest whatsoever thereon To Hold to Queen Victoria Her Heirs and Assigns as a lasting possession absolutely for ever and ever. And in testimony of our consent to all the conditions of this Deed we have hereunto subscribed our names and marks. And in testimony of the consent of the Queen of England on her part to all the conditions of this Deed the name of Will. N. Searancke one of the Commissioners hereunto subscribed. These are the boundaries of the Land

Boundaries.

commencing at "Manawawiri" from thence South West in a straight line to the "Wharehuata" here it turns and goes in a North Westerly direction to "Puahi" and on into the "Waiapokopoko" swamp going thro' the swamp to the "Maire" here it inclines to the East Coast following the "Maire" to the "Kokoti" crossing here it goes straight on to the "Wakapaua" where it falls into the "Ruamahanga" and follows the course of the "Ruamahanga" to "Manawawiri" where the boundaries close.