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

[Deeds—No. 134.]

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Deeds—No. 134.

Islands in Whangarei River, Whangarei District.

1864. 1 November.Tenei Pukapuka i tuhituhia i tenei i te tahi o nga ra o Nowema, i te tau o to tatou Whangarei District. Ariki 1864 he Pukapuka tino hoko tino hoatu tino tuku whakaoti atu ha matou ha nga Rangatira me nga Tangata o Ngatikahu no ratou nga ingoa e mau i raro nei a hei Islands in Whangarei River. whakaatu tenei Pukapuka mo matou mo o 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 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 e rua tekau £20 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 aua motere katoa kei roto i te awa o Whangarei ko nga ingoa o aua wahi whenua me nga rohe kei raro i te Pukapuka nei e mau ana te korero whakahaere. 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 truhituhia 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 page 177o William N. Searancke Kaiwhakarite Whenua. Ko aua whenua i roto i te awa o Whangarei—ko nga ingoa o aua motere koia enei— Names of the Islands.

Ko Motuwairaka
" Motutahi.
" Motuokura.
" Motukauau.
" Motukaroro.
Pakia Sydney Stephen.
Nga Wake te Puia x.
Wiremu pohe.
Ko Pouroa.
" Okoko.
" Tangamaru.
" Mapuro.
Hirawani.
rakete.

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

Henry C. Holman, Settler.
Will. N. Searancke, Dist. Commr.

Kua riro mai ki a matou i tenei ra i te tahi o nga ra o Nowema i te tau o to tatouReceipt for £20. Ariki Kotahi mano e waru rau e ono tekau ma wha (1864) nga Pauna moni e rua tekau (£20 . 0 . 0) Ko te utu 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.

Stephen Sydney Pakia.
rakete.
Hirawani.

Nga Kai-titiro—

Henry C. Holman, Settler.
Will. N. Searancke, Dist. Commr.

Translation.

This Deed written on this the first day of November in the Year of our Lord 1864 is 1864. 1 November. 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 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 Islands in Whangarei River. Her Heirs the Kings and Queens who may succeed Her and Her and Their Assigns for ever in consideration of the Sum of Twenty Pounds (£20 . 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 those Islands situated in the River of Whangarei and named as under—the boundaries whereof are set forth at the foot of this Deed 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 r Queen of England on her part to all the conditions of this Deed the name of William N. Searancke Commissioner is hereunto subscribed. These are the names of the Islands— Names of Islands.

Ko Motuwairaka.
" Motutahi.
" Motuokura.
" Motukauau.
" Motukaroro.
Pakia Sydney Stephen.
Nga Ware Te Puia x.
Wiremu Pohe.
Ko Pouroa.
" Okoko.
" Tangamaru.
" Mapuro.
Hirawani.
Rakete.

Witnesses to the payment and signatures—

Henry C. Holman, Settler.
Will. N. Searancke, Dist. Commr.

Received this the first day of November in the Year of Our Lord One thousandReceipt for £20. eight hundred and sixty four (1864) the Sum of Twenty Pounds sterling (£20 . 0 . 0) being the final consideration money expressed in the above-written Deed to be paid by William N. Searancke on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen to us.

Sydney Stephen Pakia.
Rakete.
Hirawani.

Witnesses—

Henry C. Holman, Settler.
Will. N. Searancke, Dist. Commr.

A True Copy of Original Deed and Translation.

H. Hanson Turton.

Wellington, January 28th, 1875.

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