Translation.
1863. 8 August.Whangarei District.This Deed written on this the eighth day of August in the
Year of our Lord 1863 is a full and final sale conveyance and surrender by us
the Chiefs and People of the Tribe of Ngatikahu 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 sun Maruarua. 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 and twenty Pounds
(£120 . 0 . 0) to us paid by William N. Searancke on behalf of the Queen
Victoria (and we hereby acknowledge the receipt of the said monies) all that
piece of our Land situated at Kaitara and named Maruarua 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 William N. Searancke
Boundaries. [800 acres.] District Commissioner is hereunto subscribed. These are the boundaries
of the Land commencing at the Post put up by Mr. Bedlington on the Ohopu Creek
in the Papakuri Swamp hence on the West is bounded by the Land formerly sold to
the Queen of England known by the name of the Mirowhakatiki Block on the South
side by a survey line running to the Bay of Islands Road as set out by Mr.
Bedlington and along that Road to where it enters the Kaitara Bush, here it
turns and is bounded on the North East by a line to the Maruarua Creek and down
that Creek to where it is lost in the Papakuri Swamp thence in a straight line
to the Post where the boundaries commenced.
William N. Searancke.
(Sgd.)Hirawanu.
"Ngamako.
(Sgd.)Te Hira Tauru.
"Te Puia x his mark.
Witnesses to the payment and signatures—
Peter Michel.
Manihera, Kaiwakawa.
Receipt for £120. Received this eighth day of August in the Year of Our Lord One thousand
eight hundred and sixty three (1863) the Sum of One hundred and twenty Pounds
sterling (£120 . 0 . 0) being the whole consideration money expressed in the
above-written Deed to be paid by William N. Searancke on behalf of Her Majesty
the Queen to us.
(Sgd.)Hirawanu.
"Ngamako.
(Sgd.)Te Hira Tauru.
"Te Puia x his mark.
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Witnesses—
(Sgd.) Peter Michel.
" Manihera, Kaiwakawa.
A True Copy of Original Deed and Translation.
H. Hanson Turton.
Wellington,February 9th, 1875.