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

Deeds—No. 269. Maunu Otu and Tomotomo Block, Manukau District

Deeds—No. 269. Maunu Otu and Tomotomo Block, Manukau District.

This Deed entered into on the sixteenth day of September in the year One Thousand 1853. 16 September.Manukau District. Eight Hundred and Fifty three being the consenting of the Chiefs who have signed their names below, also the consenting of the Queen of England on he part now we the Maunu Otu And Tomotomo. owners of the Land described in this Deed do agree to sell this land to Queen Victoria for the sum of One hundred and Fifty of the current coin of England given now to Aihepene and Katipa and Noa and to us all, for this we give and make over to Victoria and her Heirs for ever all this Land and all thereto belonging. The Boundaries are Boundaries. these on the North by Tuhimata on the East by the line of Rama Rama on the South by Tutaenui on the West by the Boundary of Pukehiwi that is Pukekohe the name of this Land is Maunu Otu and Tomo Tomo. A sketch of this Land is on the other side.

Witness our names—

(Sd.) Pita te Pua.
Katipa te Awarahi.
Ihaia te Manga.
Aihepene Waka.
Noa Puia.
Tuangahuru Waka.
Te Hutu Waka.

Witness—

(Sd.)John Grant Johnson, Interpreter.
"Andrew Sinclair, Junr.
" John White, Interpreter.

page 326 Received by us the men who have signed our names below the 150 Pounds hence our signing our names on this the 17th day of September in the year of our Lord 1853.1863. 17 September.Receipt for £150.

(Sd.) Aihepene Waka.
Noa Puia.
Te Hutu Waka.
Henare Katipa.
Ihaina Manga.
Tuangahuru.
Pita Puia.

(Sd.) John Grant Johnson, Interpreter.
(Sd.) Andrew Sinclair, Junr.
(Sd.) John White, Interpreter.

A true translation.

(Signed) John White, Interpreter.

A True Copy of Certified Translation of Original Deed.

H. Hanson Turton.

Wellington, February 10th, 1876.

Note.—Original Deed wanting.—H.H.T.