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

[Deeds—No. 125.]

Deeds—No. 125.

Maruarua Block, Kaitara Whangarei District.

Tenei Pukapuka i tuhituhia i tenei i te waru (8) o nga ra o Akuhata i te tau 1863. 8 August.Whangarei District. o to tatou Ariki 1863 he Pukapuka tino hoko tino hoatu tino tuku whakaoti atu na matou na nga Rangatira me nga Tangata o Ngatikahu no ratou nga ingoa e mau i raro nei a hei whakaatu tenei Pukapuka mo matou mo o matou whanaunga me o matou uri mo te Maruarua. 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 te rau e rua tekau Pauna kua utua mai ki a matou e Te Herangi mo te Kuini (a e whakaaetia nei e matou te rironga mai o aua moni) ko taua wahi whenua katoa kei Kaitara ko Maruarua 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 page 166nui 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 p 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 William N. Searancke he Kaiwhakarite Whenua. Ko nga rohe enei o taua whenua ka timata ki te Pou o Penetana i te awa o Ohopu i roto i te repo o Papakuri, ka rere ki te taha ki te Hauauru ko te rohe o te whenua ko Mirowhakatiki te ingoa kua hokona i mua kia te Kuini o England, ki te taha ki te Tonga ki te raina ruritanga tae noa ki te huarahi o Penetana e rere ana ko Pewhairangi haere tonu i taua huarahi, tae noa ki te tomonga atu i roto i te Ngaherehere o Kaitara i konei ka huri ka haere i te taha ki te Marangai, ki te awa o Maruarua, rere tonu i roto i Maruarua tae noa ki tona mutunga i roto i te repo o Papakuri, haere tonu ki te Pou i timata ai.

William N. Searancke.

Hirawanu.
ngamako.
te hira taurux.
Te Puiax his mark.

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

Manihera, Kaiwakawa.

Receipt for £ 120. Kua riro mai ki a matou i tenei ra i te waru o nga ra o Akuhata i te tau o to tatou Ariki Kotahi mano e waru rau e ono tekau ma toru (1863) nga Pauna moni Kotahi rau, e rua tekau (£120 . 0 . 0) Ko te utu tino whakaotinga tenei kua whakahuatia ki te Pukapuka tuku e mau i runga ake nei kia utua mai ki a matou e William N. Searancke mo te Kuini.

Hirawanu.
Ngamako.
te hira tauru.
te puiax his mark.

Nga Kai-titiro—

Peter Michel.
Manihera, Kaiwakawa.

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.

page 167

Witnesses—

(Sgd.) Peter Michel.
" Manihera, Kaiwakawa.

A True Copy of Original Deed and Translation.

H. Hanson Turton.

Wellington,February 9th, 1875.