Land purchases, Middle Island : in continuation of paper G. 6, 1874, presented 29th July, 1874 : presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by command of His Excellency
Hokonga i Kaikoura
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Hokonga i Kaikoura.
I te taha ki raro o Wai-au-ua tae noa ki te tumu o Wairau i toe tetehi tono tarewa a tetehi wahi o te Iwi o Ngaitahu e noho ana i Kaikoura kihai i oti, i mahue ki waho i te utunga ki nga iwi o Raro i te tau 1847 i muri iho hoki.
Ko te pihi i tonoa i timata atu i Hurunui tae noa ki Cape Campbell i te taha ki te moana nui, haere atu i te tahataha moana tae noa ki te Roto Sumner me nga matapuna o nga awa, Wai-au-ua, Clarence me Wairau, te rohe ki te Tuaraki ko White Bluff, te nui tae atu ki te 2,500,000 eka.
I te tuatahi i mea nga Maori kia £5,000 te utu mo a ratou tono a no muri whakaae ana kia £300 me etehi wahi whenua whakatapu hei kainga mo ratou.
I oti tenei mea i te marama o Maehe 1859 mo nga moni i whakahuatia i runga tata ake nei me nga whenua i whakatapua, te nui e 5,565 eka.