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The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 63

—No. 6.— — Porirua Deed of Grant

—No. 6.—

Porirua Deed of Grant.

Victoria, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Queen, Defender of the Faith, and so forth.

To all to whom these presents shall come, Greeting.

Whereas, it hath been made to appear to Us, that the New Zealand Company hath acquired from certain Aboriginal Natives, in the Province of New Munster, in the Colony of New Zealand, entitled in that behalf, a full and valid cession of all the rights of such Aboriginal Natives to the lands hereinafter particularly described (subject to the reservations hereinafter made):

Now know ye, that We of Our certain knowledge and special grace, for Us Our Heirs and Successors, do hereby grant unto the said New Zealand Company, their Successors and Assigns, all that piece or parcel of land situate in the District of Porirua, and which is bounded on the West by the sea; on the South and East by the Port Nicholson District denoted by a red dotted line; on the North by a green dotted line, running over Pawaha mountain to Pawakataka, and which piece or parcel of land is estimated to contain Sixty-Eight Thousand Eight Hundred and Ninety-Six Acres, or thereabouts, and is with the boundaries thereof more particularly delineated in the plan thereof attached to these presents: Together with all minerals and forests thereupon page 29 being; And together with all appurtenances to the said piece of land or any part thereof belonging or in any wise appertaining; Always excepting out of this present Grant the Portions or Allotments, which with their boundaries and abuttals are particularly delineated and coloured green and red on the said plan, and described in the schedule thereof: To hold the said piece or parcel of ground and premises, with their and every of their appurtenances, except as aforesaid, unto the said New Zealand Company their Successors and Assigns for ever.

In testimony whereof, We have caused this Our grant to be sealed with the Seal of Our said territory.

Witness Our trusty and well-beloved George Grey, Esquire, Governor-in-Chief of Our said territory and its Dependencies, at Wellington in New Zealand aforesaid, this Twenty-Seventh day of January, in the Eleventh year of Our reign, and in the year of Our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Forty-Eight.

Seal of the Territory

G. Grey

, Governor-in-Chief.