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

[Deeds—No. 225.]

Deeds—No. 225.

Te Rape Block, Papakura, Auckland District.

1852. 2 October.Auckland District.Ko te tuhituhinga o tenei pukapuka i te ra rua o Oketopa kotahi mano waru rau rima tekau ma rua te whakaaetanga o Hemi Te Ngohi Rangatira o Te Uri o te Ao, no Nga Te Rape. te Pari te whakaaetanga ano hoki o te Kuini o Ingarani mona, na ko au—ko Hemi Te Ngohi tangata i te kainga e tuhituhia nei ki tenei pukapuka, na ka whakaae nei ahau ki te hoko i tenei whenua ki a Kuini Victoria hei utu mo nga pauna e ono ka hoatu nei ki aku ringaringa nokonei ka hoatu nei ka tuku atu nei ki a Victoria te Kuini o Ingarani, ki te Kingi, Kuini ranei o muri i a ia ake, ake, ake, i taua whenua me nga aha noa iho, Boundaries. aha noa iho o tenei kainga, ko ona rohe koia enei ki te taha ki te marangai ko te raina i tapahia ki te taha marangai o te hurahi ki te taha wakararo—ko te rohe o te whenua i hokoa atu ki a te Hata ki te taha hauauru ko te rohe o te whenua i hokona ki a te Rihoma kua tuhituhia te ahua o te oneone ki tua nei. Tirohia.

Hemi Te Ngohix tona tohu.

I te aroaro o—

John Grant Johnson, Interpreter.
Andrew Sinclair.

Receipt for £6. Kua riro mai i a au i a Hemi Te Ngohi nga pauna e ono £6 kua tuhituhia nei ki roto ki tenei pukapuka; Koia ahau ka tuhituhi nei i toku ingoa i tenei ra te rua o Oketopa i te tau o to tatou Ariki, kotahi mano waru rau ma rima tekau ma rua.

Hemi Te Ngohix tona tohu.

I te aroaro o—

John G. Johnson, Interpreter.
Andrew Sinclair.

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Translation.

This Deed entered into on the Second of October in the year 1852 the consenting of 1852. 2 October. Hemi te Ngohi Chief of Te Uri o te ao of the Nga Tipare the consenting also of the Te Rape. Queen of England on her part now I Hemi Te Ngohi being the owner of the Land described in this Deed do agree to sell this Land to Queen Victoria for the sum of Six Pounds, given now into my hand. For this I give and make over to Victoria Queen of England and her Heirs for ever this Land and all appurtenances thereto belonging, the following are the Boundaries on the East by the line cut to the East of the road, on the Boundaries. North by the Land sold to Mr. Hart on the West by the Land sold to Mr. Chisholm. A sketch of this Land is on the other side.

Witness my name—

(Signed) Hemi Te Ngohi x his mark.

Witnesses—

(Signed) John Grant Johnson, Interpreter.
Andrew Sinclair.

Received by me Hemi Te Ngohi the Six Pounds as agreed to in this Deed hence myReceipt for £6. writing this my name on the Second day of October in the year of our Lord 1852.

(Signed) Hemi te Ngohi x his mark.

Witnesses—

(Signed) John Grant Johnson, Interpreter.
Andrew Sinclair.

A True Copy of Original Deed and Translation.

H. Hanson Turton.

Wellington, September 11th, 1874.