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

[Deeds—No. 27.]

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Deeds—No. 27.

Pukehuia and Te Waitapu Block, Bay of Islands District.

1855 2 August.Bay of Islands District.Na ko tenei pukapuka tuku whenua i tuhia i tenei ra i te rua o nga ra o Akuhata i te tau o to tatou Ariki kotahi mano e waru rau e rima takau ma rima (1855) he pukapuka tino whakaae pono na matou na nga Rangatira me nga tangata o te hapu o te Urikapana nga tino putake o te oneone kia tukua kia hokono rawatia tehahi wahi o to matou Pukehuia. whenua kia Wikitoria ki te Kuini o Ingarani hei whenua oti atu mona mo nga pakeha ake tonu atu ko te ingoa nui o taua whenua ko Pukehuia ko te Waitapu kei te taha ki te moana o Pewhairangi e takoto ana. Nga kaha o te whenua ka timata te kaha ki te Boundaries. marangai kie te Awahapa ka haere. Waimangaro ka haere whakauta ki Pukerewarewa (he mea make haere i runga o te kahiwi) ka ahu whakararo ka haere Mangakirikiri ka haere Puketarahanga ka haere Pukehuia ka whawati ka haere Taumataokorora ka haere Piruru ka haere Ngarua ka marere ki Kaipatiki ko te kaha ia ki te taha ki te hauraro ka mutu i konei. Na ko nga whenua kua tukua i mua ki nga pakeha me kape marire page 40e matou ki waho o tenei hokonga whenua. A no te mea kua tukua atu tenei pihi whenua mo te Kuini o Ingaraui ara mo te Kawanatanga mo nga Pakeha no reira i Lands formerly sold to Europeans excluded. homai ai nga pauna moni ma matou Kotahi rau pauna moni (£100) hei utu mo taua whenua no naianei i riro mai ai kia matou na te Kepa (H. T. Kemp) i homai ki o matou ringaringa na tetahi o nga Kai hoko kai whakarite whenua o te Kawanatanga o Nui Tireni. Heoi kua whakaae pu matou ki tenei whenua kia tukua rawatia atu mo te Kuini o Ingarani mo ona uri i muri iho i a ia a ake tonu atu. A ko te tohu o to Receipt for £100. matou whakaaetanga o te rironga mai hoki o nga moni koia tenei ka oti nei o matou ingoa me o matou tohu te whakapiri ki tenei pukapuka tuku whenua. No naianei i riro mai ai enei moni kotahi rau na Te Henare Kepa i homai.

Ko te tohu tenei o x Haki.
Ko te tohu tenei o x Hare Kuri.
Ko te tohu tenei x mo te tao naku na Henare Titaha i tuhi, na tana tamaiti
henare titaha.
Hori pou.
Henare Tiri.
Wi te Hau.

H. T. Kemp
Dist. Commissioner, Bay of Islands.

I te aroaro o—

Pene Taui, Native Chief of Ohaeawai.
William Davis, Merchant, Waimate.
Hone tana, of Waimate.

Translation.

1855 2 August.Bay Of Islands District.This Deed of sale or conveyance of land, made on this, the second day of August in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and fifty five, (1855), is a Deed, by Pukehuia. which we freely and truly consent, that is to say, We, the Chiefs and members of the Tribe called "Te Urikapana," being the rightful owners of the land, to convey and sell entirely, a portion of our land to Victoria the Queen of England for ever and ever, for herself, and for the use of her people for ever and ever; The principal names of this piece of land are "Pukehuia" and "Te Waitapu," and is situated on the shores of the Bay of Islands;

The Boundaries of the land.

Boundaries. The Boundary on the East commences at "Te Awahapa," from thence towards "Waimangaro," from thence in an inland direction to "Pukerewarewa," (marks being visible on the Ridge) from thence in a northerly direction to "Mangakerikeri," from thence to "Puketarahanga," from thence to "Pukehuia," here it turns, from thence to "Taumataokorora" form thence to "Piruru," from thence to "Ngarua," from thence until it descends and reaches "Kaipatiki," this being the boundary on the northern side; here it finishes.
Lands formerly sold to Europeans excluded. Any lands which were sold to Europeans formerly, or prior to this sale, are hereby excluded from this present purchase.

Now, in consideration of our having conveyed this portion of land to the Queen of England, that is to say to the Government for the use of her people, the sum of One hundred pounds in money (£100) has been paid into our hands by H. T. Kemp an officer appointed by the Government for the purchase of land in New Zealand.

Now therefore, We have freely consented to transfer entirely this piece of land to the Queen of England and to Her Successors for ever and ever; In token of our having made over this land, and as an acknowledgment for the money which we have received for the same we have hereunto affixed our names and marks to this Deed of Sale.

Receipt for £100. We hereby acknowledge to have received from H. T. Kemp on this day the sum of one hundred pounds sterling.

(Signed)The mark x of Haki.
The mark x Hare Kuri.
The mark for x Te Tao, signed. by his child Henare Titaha.
Henare Titaha.
Hori Pou.
Henare Tiri.
Wi Te Hau.

H. T. Kemp,
District Commissioner, Bay of Islands.

In presence of—

(Signed) Pene Taui, Native Chief of Ohaeawai.
William Davis, Merchant, Waimate.
Honetana, of Waimate.

A true Copy of Original Deed and Translation.

H. Hanson Turton.

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