Other formats

    Adobe Portable Document Format file (facsimile images)   TEI XML file   ePub eBook file  

Connect

    mail icontwitter iconBlogspot iconrss icon

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

[Deeds—No. 115.]

Deeds—No. 115.

Whauwhau Block, Whangarei Distsict.

Tenei Pukapuka i tuhituhia i tenei ra i te 23 o nga ra o te marama o Peperuere i te tau 1858. 23 February.Whangarei District o to tatou Ariki 1858 he Pukapuka tino hoko tino hoatu tino tuku whakaoti atu na matou na nga Rangatira me nga Tangata o Te Parawhau no ratou nga ingoa e mau i raro nei a hei whakaatu tenei Pukapuka mo matou mo o matou whanaunga me o matou Whauwhau. uri mo te tuhituhinga o o matou ingoa ki tenei pukapuka i raro i te ra e whiti nei kua whakarerea rawatia kua tino tukuna rawatia atu kia Wikitoria Kuini o Ingarani ki ona uri ki nga Kingi ki nga Kuini o muri iho i a ia me ana me a ratou e whakarite ai hei whakaritenga mo nga Pauna moni kotahi rau kua utua mai ki a matou o John Grant Johnson mo te Kuini (a e whakaaetia nei e matou te rironga mai o aua moni) ko taua wahi whenua katoa kei Whangarei ko te Whau Whau te ingoa o taua wahi whenua ko nga rohe kei raro i te Pukapuka nei e mau ana te korero whakahaere ko te mapi hoki o taua whenua kua apititia ki tenei. Me ona rakau me ona kowhatu me ona wai me ona awa nui me ona roto me ona awa ririki me nga mea katoa o taua whenua o runga ranei o raro ranei i te mata o taua whenua me o matou tikanga me o matou take me o matou paanga katoatanga ki taua wahi; Kia mau tonu kia Kuini Wikitoria ki ona uri ki ana ranei e whakarite ai hei tino mau tonu ake tonu atu: A hei tohu mo to matou whakaaetanga ki nga tikanga katoa o tenei Pukapuka kua tuhituhia nei o matou ingoa me o matou tohu. A hei tohu hoki mo te whakaaetanga o te Kuini o Ingarani mo tana wahi ki nga tikanga katoa o tenei Pukapuka kua tuhia nei te ingoa o John Grant Johnson Kaiwhakarite Whenua. Ko nga rohe enei o taua whenua ka timata i te Pongatahi ka Boundaries. [1,348]. haere i runga i to raina kua oti te ruri, ki tahaki mai o te roto ka haere i runga i nga kaka ka marere ki te wai ki Wai tuia ka eke ka whati ki Paekahakaha haere tonu ki Whakatoatoa ka whati ka tutaki ki te whenua o Carruth ka haere i runga i te raina o te whenua o Carruth, ka hono ki te awa o Waiarohia a ka haere i roto i te awa o Waiarohia ki te wahi i timata ai kei Pongatahi ko te wahi tapu anake i Tararau e whakakapea Tararau Reserve. ana ki waho.

John Grant Johnson,
Commissioner.
Whare Te Puiax tona tohu.
Na Wiremu pohe.
manihera iwitahi.
Hone Pou Koura.

Ko nga tangata i kite i te hoatutanga o nga moni me te tuhinga o nga ingoa—

John Fifield, Settler.
Pita hunia tatau.

Kua riro mai ki a matou i tenei ra i te rua tekau ma toru o nga ra o Peperuere i teReceipt for £50. tau o to Tatou Ariki Kotahi mano e waru rau e rima tekau ma waru (1858) nga Pauna moni ko tahi rau (£100) Ko te utu tenei kua whakahuatia ki te Pukapuka tuku e mau i runga ake nei kia utua mai ki a matou e John Grant Johnson mo te Kuini.

Whare Te Puiax tona tohu.
Na Wiremu pohe.
Manihera Iwitahi.
hone pou koura.

Nga Kai-titiro—

John Fifield, Settler.
Pita hunia tatau.

page 154

Translation.

1858. 23 February.Whangarei District.This Deed written on this 23rd day of February in the Year of our Lord 1858 is a full and final sale conveyance and surrender by us the Chiefs and People of the Tribe The Parawhau 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 Whauwhau. 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 one Hundred Pounds (£100 . 0 . 0) to us paid by John Grant Johnson on behalf of the Queen Victoria (and we hereby acknowledge the receipt of the said monies) all that piece of our Land situated at Whangarei and named Te Whau Whau 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 John Grant Johnson is hereunto subscribed. Boundaries. [1,348 acres.] These are the boundaries of the Land commencing at Pongatahi thence along the surveyed line to the edge of the lake thence it ascends the range and descends to the stream Waituia thence it ascends and goes to Paekahakaha thence to Whakatoatoa, where it turns till it joins the boundary of Carruth's Grant, thence along the boundary line of Carruth's Grant till it reaches the stream of Waiarohia and thence up the course of the Waiarohia to the point of commencement at Pongatahi. The Tapued ground at Tararau Reserve. Tararau is not to be included in these boundaries.

(Signed) John Grant Johnson, Commissioner.
(Signed) Whare Te Puia x his mark.
(Signed) Wiremu Pohe.
(Signed) Manihera Iwitahi.
(Signed) Hone Poukoura.

Witnesses to the payment and signatures—

(Signed) John Fifield, Settler.
(Signed) Pita Hunia Tatau.

Receipt for £100. Received this twenty third day of February in the Year of Our Lord One thousand eight hundred and fifty eight (1858) the Sum of One hundred Pounds sterling (£100 . 0 . 0) being the consideration money expressed in the above-written Deed to be paid by John Grant Johnson on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen to us.

(Signed) Whare Te Puia x his mark.
(Signed) Wiremu Pohe.
(Signed) Manihera Iwitahi.
(Signed) Hone Poukoura.

Witnesses—

(Signed) John Fifield, Settler.
(Signed) Pita Hunia Tatau.

A True Copy of Original Deed and Translation.

H. Hanson Turton.

Wellington, January 20th, 1875.