Deeds—No. 7.
Te Aro No. 4 ( McCleverty's Agreement), Wellington District.
The Natives
of Te Aro having represented that within the limits of the lands assigned1847. 7 October. Wellington District.
to them by the deed, no kumera plantations can be made, and that they have those plantations on sections 8 & 9 in the Town District to a limited extent which sectionsTE ARO No. 4.
are leased by Messrs. Bethune and Hunter.Agreement.
To these plantations they have no legal right but His Excellency the Lt.-Governor has approved that for the purpose of cultivating that vegetable production one half of the Section 26 Ohiro District and which adjoins 8 & 9 Town District shall be assigned to them from March 1848.
Boundaries. [50 acres.]
within the boundary A. B. C. D. E. the boundaries being the Sea on the South; the Sea and Ohiro Stream on the East; the boundary line of No. 25 same district to the North, and a line dividing off the said 50 acres, running parallel to the Eastern boundary line of 8 & 9 Town District on the West.W. A.
McCleverty,
Lt.-Colonel.
This ½ section was sold by the Natives interested therein to Mr. J. Hunter with the full concurrence of Hon Mr. Mantell this twenty-fifth day of March 1863.
George F.
Swainson,
Comr. of Nat. Res.
Maori
Translation.
Ko te Whakamaoritanga.
te mea,
kua kia mai a nga tangata a Te Aro kahore he wahi i nga whenua kua tukua1847. 7 October. Wellington District.
atu ki a ratou. Hei whakatupuranga kumara ma ratou. Ko a ratou mara kumura kei Paekawakawa kei runga o te pihi whenua 829 ko taua pihi whenua no Petune ma rauaTE ARO No. 4.
Hanita ehara i a ratou aua kainga. Koia Te Kawana ka whakaae atu kia ho atu tetahi taha o te 26 o te pihi whenua mo ratou kei Ohiro ko taua kainga e apiti ana ki te 829 o te pihi o te Taone. Otira hei te tuatahi o Maehe 1848 te tangohia ai ki taua whenua mo ratou. Ko te wahi o te 26 o te kainga i ohiro ka oti nei te whakaae mo nga tangataBoundaries. [50 acres.]
50 o nga ekara kei roto kei nga kaha A.B. C. D
. E. ko te kaha ki te tonga ko te moana ko te kaha ki te marangai ko te moana me te awa i Ohiro. Ko te kaha ki te hau raro ko te raina o te kaha o te pihi 25 i Ohiro me te raina e wehe ai taua 50 o nga ekara tika tonu ana ki te muru kei te kaha o te 829.True Translation.
W. Duncan, Interpreter.
A True Copy of Original Agreement and Maori Translation.
Wellingtong
,January 8th
, 1876.