Translation.
1860. 21 January.Mangonui District.This Deed written on this 21st day of January in the Year of
our Lord 1860 is a full and final sale conveyance and surrender by us the Chiefs
and People of the Tribe Te Hikutu
Patunui. whose names are hereunto subscribed And Witnesseth that on behalf of
ourselves our relatives and descendants we have by signing this Deed 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 Twenty Pounds (£20) to us paid
by
H. T. Kemp on behalf of the
Queen Victoria (and we hereby acknowledge the receipt of the said monies) all
that piece of our Land situated at Mangonui and named Patunui the boundaries
whereof are set forth at the foot of this 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 right 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
H. T. Kemp Dist. Commissr. Commissioner
is hereunto subscribed.
Boundaries. These are the boundaries of the Land commencing at Te Tokatea—from
thence along the Mangonui river as far as Tangitu—from thence in an inland
direction to Captain Bolger's line from thence it follows the ridge until it
reaches Te Tokatea where the boundary commenced.
Receipt for £20. Received this 21st day of January in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand
eight hundred and sixty (1860) the Sum of Twenty Pounds sterling (£20 " ") being
the consideration money expressed in the above-written Deed to be paid by
H. T. Kemp Dist. Commissr. on behalf of
Her Majesty the Queen to us.
(Signed) Na Toko Mokaraka, X
for Hohaia Waikato.
H. T. Kemp,
Dist. Commissr.
Witnesses—
(Signed) Rameka.
Te Kiritata.
A True Copy of Original Deed and Translation.
H. Hanson Turton.
Wellington,
24th August, 1874.