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

[Deeds—No. 127.]

Deeds—No. 127.

Ohuatahi Block (Thorn's Claim), Pataua, Whangarei District.

1864. 29 April.Whangarei District.Tenei Pukapuka i tuhituhia i tenei te rua tekau ma iwa o nga ra o Apriera i te tau o to tatou Ariki 1864 he Pukapuka tino hoko tino hoatu tino tuku whakaoti atu na matou na Ohuatahi. nga Rangatira me nga Tangata o Te Waiariki 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 tuhituhinga o o matou ingoa ki tenei pukapuka i raro i te ra e whiti nei kua whakarerea rawatia kua tino tukura 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 e rua tekau (£120) kua utua mai ki a matou e William N. Searancke mo te Kuini (a e whakaaetia nei e matou te rironga mai o aua moni) ko taua wahi whenua katoa kei Pataua ko Ohuatahi 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 William N. Searancke Boundaries. Kaiwhakarite Whenua. Ko nga rohe enei o taua whenua ka timata i Kowhaitai, ka rere i te taha tika o te Moana tae noho atu ki te Whangai i te ngutu awa o "Pataua" ka rere i roto i te awa o "Pataua" tae noho atu kei "Waiparera," ka rere i roto i te awa o "Waiparera" kei Whawharahi i konei ka huri whaka te hau raro ka rere i nga ara ruri tae noa ki te kaha o "Ohuatahi" i konei ka huri waka raro ka rere i nga ara ruri tae noa ki te awa o Kowhaitai rere tonu i roto taua awa tae noa ki te Moana ki te wahi i timata ai.

Hoani Papita Takahanga x his mark.
Haki Kopa x his mark.
Kamira x tona tohu.
Hohepa Mahanga x.

Hoera te Konikoni x tona tohu.
Makarini Hakiro x tona tohu.
Motuhinau x tona tohu.
Raha mango.
Watarau x tona tohu.

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

Pohe.
Hemara.
Will. N. Searancke, Dist. Commr.

Receipt for £120. Kua riro mai ki a matou i tenei ra i te 29 o nga ra o Apriera i te tau o to tatou Ariki Kotahi mano e waru rau ono tekau ma wha (1864) nga Pauna moni kotahi rau, e rua tekau (£120) Ko te utu tino whakaotinga tenei kua whakahuatia ki te Pukapuka page 169tuku e man i runga ake nei kia utua mai ki a matou e William N. Searancke mo te Kuini.

Raha mango.
Hone Papita takahanga.
Hohepa Mahanga.
Hoera te Konikonix.

Nga Kai-titiro—

Hemara.
Wiremu pohe.
Will. N. Searancke, Dist. Commr.

Translation.

1864. 29 April.This Deed written on this the 29th day of April in the Year of our Lord 1864 is a full and final sale conveyance and surrender by us the Chiefs and People of the Tribe Te Waiariki whose names are hereunto subscribed And Witnesseth that on behalf of Whangarei District. ourselves our relatives and descendants we have by signing this Deed under the shining sun of this day parted with and for ever transferred unto Victoria Queen of England Ohuatahi. 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) to us paid by Mr. 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 Pataua and named Ohuatahi 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 Mr. Searancke, District Commissioner is hereunto subscribed. These are the boundaries of the Land commencing at Kowhaitai Boundaries. thence along the Coast to the "Whangai" at the mouth of the Pataua River up the Pataua River to its confluence with the Waiparera River, up the Waiparera River to Whawharahi here turning in a North-westerly direction along the Survey lines to the Spur of Ohuatahi (Mountain) here turning in a North-easterly direction along the Survey lines to Kowhaitai river and down the river to the Coast to the point of commencement.

Hoani Papita Takahanga x his mark.
Makarini Hakiro x his mark.
Haki Kopa x his mark.
Kamira x his mark.
Hohepa Mahanga.
Hoera te Konikoni x his mark.
Motuhinau x his mark.
Raha mango.
Watarau x his mark.

Witnesses to the payment and signatures—

Pohe.
Hemara.
Will. N. Searancke, Dist. Commr.

Received this 29th day of April in the Year of Our Lord One thousand eightReceipt for £120. hundred and sixty four (1864) the Sum of One hundred and twenty Pounds sterling (£120 . 0 . 0) being the final consideration money expressed in the above-written Deed to be paid by Mr. Searancke on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen to us.

Raha mango.
Hone Papita Takahanga x.
Hohepa Mahanga.
Hoera te Konikoni x.

Witnesses—

Hemara.
Wiremu Pohe.
Will. N. Searancke, Dist. Commr.

A True Copy of Original Deed and Translation.

H. Hanson Turton.

Wellington, February 1st, 1875.