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

[Deeds—No. 124.]

Deeds—No. 124.

Onerahi Block, Whangarei District.

1863. 9 February.Whangarei District.Tenei Pukapuka i tuhituhia i tenei iwa (9) o nga ra o Pepuere te tau o to tatou Ariki 1863 he Pukapuka Onerahi. tino hoko tino hoatu tino tuku whakaoti atu naku na te Rangatira o Te Parawhau te ingoa e mau i raro nei a hei whakaatu tenei Pukapuka mo matou mo o matou whanaunga me o matou uri mo te tuhituhinga o toku 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 Erima rau kua utua mai ki a au mo te Kuini (a e whakaaetia nei e matou te rironga mai o aua moni) ko taua wahi whenua katoa kei Whangarei ko te Onerahi 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 ono 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 tana 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 toku ingoa me toku 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 te Rokena Kaiwhakarite Boundaries. Whenua. Ko nga rohe enei o teua whenua ka timata i Waipuna ka haere i runga i te page 165raira ruri o Owhiua, ki te ritenga o te kapehu 112° (5450 riki) a tae noa ki Waiariki, ka haere tonu i te wai o Whangarei a tae noa ki Onerahi rere [gap — reason: damage]onu a tutuki noa ki Waipuna ki te timatanga.

John Rogan.
The Mark x ofTe Tirarau.

Witness

Henry Walton.

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

Charles Heath.

Kua riro mai ki a au i tenei ra i te iwa o nga ra o Pepuere i te tau o to Tatou ArikiReceipt for £500. Kotahi mano e waru rau e ono tekau ma toru (1863) nga Pauna moni Erima rau (£500 . 0 . 0) Ko te utu whakabtinga tenei kua whakahuatia ki te Pukapuka tuku e mau i runga ake nei kia utua mai ki a au e te Bokena mo te Kuin.

The Mark x ofTe Tirarau.

Nga Kai-titiro—Witness

Henry Walton.
Charles Heath.

Translation.

This Deed written on this the ninth day of February in the Year of our Lord 1863 is 1863. 9 February.Whangarei District. a full and final sale conveyance and surrender by me the Chief of the Tribe Parawhau whose name is hereunto subscribed And Witnesseth that on behalf of myself relatives and descendants I 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 Onerahi. Queens who may succeed Her and Her and Their Assigns for ever in consideration of the sum of Five hundred Pounds (£500 . 0 . 0) to us paid by John Rogan 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 Onerahi the boundaries whereof are set forth at the foot of this Deed and a plan of which Land as 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 in testimony of my consent to all the conditions of this Deed I have hereunto subscribed my mark. 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 Rogan Commissioner is hereunto subscribed. These are the boundaries of the Land Boundaries commencing at the Waipuna and following the boundary of the Owhiua Block bearing 112° one hundred and twelve degrees (5450) Five thousand four hundred and fifty links to Waiariki thence along the sea beach to Onerahe and thence to the Waipuna the point of commencement.

(Sd.) John rogan.
(Sd.) The Mark x of Te Tirarau.

Witness—

Henry Walton.

Witnesses to the payment and signatures—

(Sd.) Charles Heath.

Received this the ninth day of February in the Year of Our Lord One thousandReceipt for £500. eight hundred and sixty three (1863) the Sum of Five hundred Pounds sterling (£500 . 0 . 0) being the final consideration money expressed in the above-written Deed to be paid by John Rogan on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen to me.

The Mark x of Te Tirarau.

Witnesses—

(Sd.) Henry Walton.
Charles Heath.

A True Copy of Original Deed and Translation.
H. Hanson Turton.

H. Hanson Turton.

Wellington,January 27th, 1875.