Translation.
1874. 20 November.Bay of Plenty District.This Deed written on this twentieth day of November in the
year of our Lord 1874 is a full and final sale conveyance and surrender by us
the Chiefs and people of the tribe Ngati Kereru 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
Parish Matata, Allot. 16, No. 1. sun of this day parted with and for ever transferred unto Victoria
Receipt for £125. 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 one hundred and
twenty five pounds (£125 . 0 . 0) to us paid by Charles Oliver Bond Davis and
Henry Walker Mitchell on behalf of the Queen Victoria (and we hereby acknowledge
the receipt of the said monies) all that piece of our land situated at Te Awa a
te Atua and named allotment number sixteen Parish of Matata 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 names of
Charles Oliver Bond Davis and Henry Walker Mitchell are hereunto subscribed.
These
Boundaries. [698 acres] are the boundaries of the land commencing at the South West Corner of
said allotment number sixteen Parish of Matata in the County of Rotorua in the
Province
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of New Zealand namely Bounded towards the West by allotment number fifteen,
eighteen thousand five hundred links, towards the North by a road one hundred
links wide three thousand seven hundred and eight links and one hundred and
eighty two links, towards the East by allotment No. Seventeen, seventeen
thousand eight hundred and eighty links and towards the South by allotment
number Twenty three three thousand eight hundred and forty links and containing
six hundred and ninety eight acres.
Witnesses to the payment and signatures—
Hori Karaka.
Matiu.
Paora na Eru Paora x his mark.
Meihana na Wi Rupa x his mark.
Tarakawa x his mark.
Haumia.
Rameka.
Utiku Paora x his mark.
Urare Kino.
Horima.
Na
Mohi na Hemi.
Mateiwa W. Marsh.
Teretiu.
Kaute x his mark.
Mohi Kimi x his mark.
Wiremu na Te Kahutaka x his mark.
Na Tete na
Wanatanga.
Taupo te Hura.
Taimona.
Rupa x his mark.
Ihaka
x his mark.
Taramahue x.
Eruera Karaka.
Rimaha.
Urukehu.
Minarapa.
Wi Popata na Porokoru.
Heho Hakopa.
C. O. Davis.
Witnesses—
John C. Young,
Licensed Interpreter, Auckland.
22r.
Received for Registration at 10 a.m.,6 March, 1875.Registration.
(l.s.)
M. Hamilton,
Dep. Registrar.
A True Copy of, Original Deed, Translation, and Endorsement.
H. Hanson Turton.
Wellington,
August 21st, 1875.