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

[Deeds—No. 215.]

Deeds—No. 215.

Hanakora Block, Waitemata, Auckland District.

1848. 30 March.Auckland District.Ko te tuhituhinga o tenei pukapuka i te ra 30 o Maehe 1848, te whakaaetanga mo maua, nga rangatira o Ngatiwatua, te whakaaetanga ano hoki o te Kuini o Ingarani mona, na Hanakora. ko maua nga rangatira o Ngatiwatua, nga tangata i te kainga e tuhituhia nei ki tenei page 275pukapuka, na ka whakaae maua me ana tangata ki te hoko i tenei whenua ki te Kuini Victoria hei utu mo tekau pauna moni, ka hoatu nei ki a maua me nga tangata, nokonei ka hoatu nei ka tuku atu nei ki a Victoria te Kuini o Ingarani ki te Kingi Kuini ranei i muri i a ia ake ake ake i taua whenua me nga aha noa iho o tenei kainga ko ona rohe Boundaries. koia enei, ko te kaha o tetahi taha ki te whenua o te Kihoma ko tetahi taha te whenua o te Hira, tetahi taha te whenua o te Kiritene, tetahi taha te awa o Waitemata kua tuhituhia te ahua o tenei whenua ki tua nei Tirohia o matou ingoa.

Paora.
Reweti.
Paraone.

I tuhituhia nga ingoa i te tirohanga o—

James Baber, Clk., Survey Office.
C. O. Davis, Auckland, Interpreter.

Receipt for £10. Kua riro mai i a maua kotahi tekau pauna moni koia ka tuhituhi nei ki raro.

Paora.
Reweti.
Paraone.

i te tirohanga—

James Baber, Clk., Survey Office.
C. O. Davis, Auckland, Interpreter.

Translation.

This Deed written on the 30th March, 1848, the consenting of us Chiefs of Ngatiwatua 1848. 30 March.Hanakora. Also the consenting of Queen Victoria for herself—We the owners of the Land herein described do hereby consent to sell this Land to Queen Victoria for the sum of Ten Pounds Sterling now given to us—And we now give up and make over to Victoria, the Queen of England and to the Kings or Queens after her for ever this Land and all appurtenances.
These are the boundaries—Bounded on one side by Land belonging to Mr. Chisholm Boundaries. on another side by Land belonging to Mr. Hill on another side by land belonging to Mr. Cretney—on the other side by the River Waitemata.

See our names.
(Signed) Paorae.
" Reweti.
" Paraone.

Our names written in the presence of—

(Signed) Jas. Baber, Clk., Survey Office.
" C. O. Davis, Auckland, Interpreter.

We have received Ten pounds wherefore we write our names in presence of—Receipt for £10.

(Signed)Paorae.
"Reweti.
"Paraone.(Signed) Jas. Baber, Clk., Survey Office.
" C. O. Davis, Auckland, Interpreter.

A true translation.

John Jermyn Symonds,
Native Secretary.

A True Copy of Original Deed and Translation.

H. H. Turton.

Wellington, July 16th, 1875.