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Maori Deeds of Land Purchases in the North Island of New Zealand: Volume One

[Deeds—No. 405 B.]

Deeds—No. 405 B.

Otawhao (School Land) Block, Waipa District.

Ko te tuhituhinga o tenei pukapuka i te ra kotahi tekau o Hurae i te tau kotahi 1850. 10 July.Waipa District. mano e waru rau e rima tekau te whakaaetanga o etahi Rangatira o Ngatiruru e noho ana ki Otawhao School Land. Otawhao, ki Waikato te whakaaetanga ano hoki o te Kuini o Ingarani mona, na ko maua nga tangata i te kainga e tuhituhia nei ki tenei pukapuka, na ka whakaae nei ki te hoko i tenei whenua ki a Kuini Victoria hei utu mo nga Pauna e rua me nga hereni kotahi tekau ka hoatu nei ki a maua, nokonei ka hoatu nei, ka tuku atu nei ki a Victoria te Kuini o Ingarani, ki te Kingi, Kuini ranei o muri i a ia ake, ake, ake, i taua whenua me nga aha noa iho, aha noa iho o tenei kainga, ko ona rohe koia enei, ki te taha ki te tonga Boundaries. [5 acres.] ko te rohe i tukua imua e te Werowero ki a te Kuini, mo te kura ki Otawhao, a kua oti te ruri e te Raika (W. C. Ligar Esqr. Surveyor General) 213 links o te mekameka ko te rohe ki te ita, ko tetahi wahi o taua wenua i tukua e te Werowero mo te Kura me tetahi wahi o te kainga i hokona imua e te Mokena (Revd. J. Morgan) mo te Hahi Mihanare Komiti o Ranana (Church Missry. Committee of London)—1600 links—ko te rohe ki te hauauru ma raro (North West) ka timata ki te rohe i tukua mai e te Werowero mo te Kura, ki runga ki te pukepuke ki Tapuwakaroro ka maro atu i reira ki te huarahi maori ki Otaua, ki te ruritanga e te Raika, ara, ki te pou i wakaturia ki te taha ki te Nota (North) o te Ruatiutiu, 1600 links o te mekameka i te kokonga ki te tonga (from the South East corner) o taua wenua i tukua mai i mua e te Werewero mo te kura ki Otawhao—kua tuhituhia te ahua o te oneone kitua nei.
Kua riro mai i a maua nga utu kua tuhituhia nei ki roto ki tenei pukapuka; Koia Receipt for £2 . 10. ka tuhituhi nei i o maua ingoa i tenei ra tekau o Hurae i te tau o to tatou Ariki, kotahi mano e waru rau e rima tekau.

Na te Wikitia x tenei tohu.
Na karauria papahia.

I te aroaro o—

Nathl. S. Whale.
John Edwards.

Translation.

This Deed written on the tenth day of July in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty is an Agreement between certain Chiefs of Ngatiruru living 1850. 10 July.Waipa District. at Otawhao at Waikato and the Queen of England on her own behalf Whereby we the owners of the land described in this Deed consent to sell it to Queen Victoria in consideration of the sum Otawhao School Land. of two pounds ten shillings now given to us Wherefore we give and deliver over to Victoria Queen of England and to Her Heirs and Successors that piece of land and all thereto belonging bounded as follows, on the South by the boundary of the land Boundaries. b formerly given by Te Whero Whero to the Queen for the School at Otawhao as measured by the Surveyor General 2130 links on the East part by the beforementioned land given by Te Whero Whero for the School and partly by the land purchased by the Reverend Mr. Morgan for the Church Missionary Committee of London 1600 links the boundary on the North West commences at the boundary of the beforementioned land given by Te Whero Whero on the top of the hill Tapuwakaroro goes thence to the Native path to Otaua to the Survey line of the Surveyor General to the post placed on the North side of the Ruatiutiu 1600 links from the South East corner of the land before given by Te Whero Whero for the School at Otawhao, the plan is drawn on the other side of this Deed.
We have received the consideration mentioned in this Deed wherefore we sign our Receipt for £2 . 10. names this tenth day of July in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty.

(Signed) Te Wikitia x his mark.
Wakarauria papahia.

In the presence of—

(Signed) Nathl. S. Whale.
" John Edwards.

A True Copy of Original Deed and Declaration.

H. Hanson Turton.

Wellington, February 10th, 1875.