Translation of Port Cooper Deed.

Hearken, all people! We, the chiefs and people of Te Whakaraupo (Port Cooper), that is to say, of all the lands lying on either side of Te Whakaraupo, a plan of which is attached, have signed our names and made our marks in token of our consent, for ourselves, our relatives, our children, and our descendants after us, to cede finally all the lands of which the boundaries are described in this deed of sale, to Her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain, her heirs and successors, as a lasting possession for her or for the Europeans who may be allowed by her, that is to say by His Excellency the Governor to become possessed of these lands:

And whereas we have agreed to cede finally our lands which are within the boundaries hereafter to be described, Mr. Mantell, Commissioner for the extinguishment of Native Claims, by virtue of the powers vested in him by His Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor of the Province, agrees to pay us two hundred pounds, which we have received by the hands of Mr. Mantell in final payment for the said lands.

Now these are the boundaries of the lands which we have finally ceded:—The inland boundary commences at the mouth of Opawa, thence along the boundary described in the plan attached to Mr. Kemp's deed dated the 12th June, 1848, to Waihora. The outer boundary commences at Kaitara, thence by Te Pouhe, thence by the Ahupaitiki Ridge to Waihora, following the line of the said mountain to Kuhakawariwari; but the survey plan will accurately show the description of the land; and we hereby cede for ever all the land, with all belonging thereto, which lies within these boundaries, excepting the portions reserved for us by Mr. Mantell, Commissioner.

The first portion reserved for us is the land at Purau, estimated to contain nine acres, as surveyed by Mr. Octavius Carrington, Surveyor, and as pointed out to Tiemi Nohomutu, to Kautuanui, to Tami Tukutuku, and to Tiemi Kokorau, in the presence of Joseph Thomas, Esquire, on the 25th July, 1849.

The second: We are to have the use of the trees in the bush called Motuhikarehu for firewood, but the land is not for us but for the Europeans. That piece also was pointed out to Tiemi Nohomutu and others by Mr. Mantell, Commissioner, and Mr. Carrington, on the 26th July, 1849.

The third: The piece of land called Rapaki and Taukahara, of which these are the boundaries as pointed out to the Maoris by Mr. Carrington, in the presence of Joseph Thomas, Esq., and Mr. Mantell, Commissioner. Commencing at the post standing on the point at Otuherekio, thence it runs up and along the ridge, following the marks shown by Mr. Carrington, and on to Te Upokookuri, th[gap — reason: damage] following these marks down by the ridge to the inland side of Taukahara, thence along the cliff called Nohomutu to the small stream called Okaraki, thence following the course of that stream to the sea.

All these boundaries are correctly shown in the plan made by Mr. Carrington.

These are the whole of the places reserved for us within the boundary for Her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain, and Mr. Mantell, Commissioner, agrees that these places shall be permanent possessions for us, and for our descendants after us for ever.

We also agree not to sell to the Europeans those places which have been reserved for us without the consent of His Excellency the Governor, and we further agree not to allow Europeans to occupy these places without the consent of His Excellency the Governor; and we further consent to leave to His Excellency the Governor the decision as to the main lines of road which His Excellency the Governor may hereafter agree to have made within the boundaries which are herein reserved for us.

And in token of our true consent to all the provisions contained in this deed of cession, which has now been read over to us, we sign our names, and make our marks; and in token of the assent of Her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain to all the provisions contained in this deed, the name of Mr. Mantell, Commissioner for the extinguishment of Native Claims, is hereunto affixed.

This deed was made at Oketeupoko, Te Whakaraupo (Port Cooper), on the tenth day of August, one thousand eight hundred and forty-nine.