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

[Deeds—No. 300.]

Deeds—No. 300.

Raparoa Block, Mercury Island, Coromandel District.

Tenei Pukapuka i tuhituhia i tenei tekau ma toru 13 o nga ra o Akuhata i te tau o to 1858. 13 August. Coromandel District. tatou Ariki 1858 he pukapuka tino hoko tino hoatu tino tuku whakaoti atu na matau na nga Rangatira me nga Tangata o Ngati Karaua 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 Raparoa. tuhituhinga o o matou ingoa ki tenei pukapuka i raro i te ra e whiti nei kua whakarerea rawatia kua tino tukuna rawatia atu ki a 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 ma rima £25 kua utua mai ki a matou e Te Pirihi kai whakarite whenua mo te Kuini (a e whakaaetia nei e matou te rironga mai o aua moni) ko taua wahi whenua katoa kei Ahuahu ko Raparoa 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 ki a 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 Ingarini mo tana wahi ki nga tikanga katoa o tenei Pukapuka kua tuhia nei te ingoa o Te Pirihi Kaiwhakarite Whenua. Ko nga rohe enei o taua whenua ka timatai Boundaries. Pukekokoromiko haere whaka te marangae a Omomona miri tonu ki te taha o ta Ngati Pupu a Puahutukawa a whai tonu i te awa o Tangihiamahanga a—puta noa ki te moana miri tonu ki te taha o te moana a Pukekokorimiko.

Pokaihaka x tona tohu.
Rehara x tona tohu.
Rawiri Te Ekehua x tona hua.

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

J. W. Preece.

Kua riro mai ki a matou i tenei ra i te tekau ma toru o nga ra o Akuhata i te tau oReceipt for £25 to Tatou Ariki Kotahi mano e waru rau e rima tekau ma waru (1858) nga Pauna moni e rua tekau ma rima (£25) Ko te utu tenei kua whakahuatia ki te Pukapuka tuku e mau i runga ake nei kia utua mai ki a matou e Te Pirihi kai whakarite whenua mo te Kuini.

Pokaihakax tona toh.
Rehara x tona tohu.
Rawiri Te Ekehua x tona tohu.
James Preece,
District Commissioner.

Nga Kai-titiro—

J. W. Preece.

page 370

Translation.

1858. 13 August.Coromondel District.This Deed written on this thirteenth 13th day of August in the Year of our Lord 1858 is a full and final sale conveyance and surrender by us the Chiefs and People of the Tribe Ngati Karaua whose names are hereunto subscribed And Witnesseth that on behalf of ourselves our relatives and descendants we have by signing this Deed under Raparoa. the shining sun of this day parted with and for ever transferred unto Victoria Queen of England Her Heirs the Kings and Queens who may succeed Her and Her and Their Assigns for ever in consideration the Sum of twenty five Pounds (£25) to us paid by. James Preece on behalf of the Queen Victoria (and we hereby acknowledge the receipt of the said monies) all that piece of our Land situated at Ahuahu and named Raparoa the boundaries where of are set forth at the foot of this Deed and a plan of which Land is annexed there to 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 James Preece district Commissioner is hereunto subscribed. Boundaries. These are the boundaries of the Land commencing at Pukekokoromiko and running in an easterly direction as far as Omomona then adjoining the piece purchased from Ngati Pupu as far as Puahutukawa then following the Tangihiamahanga creek to the sea then following the sea coast as far as Pukekokoromiko.

Pokaihaka x tona tohu.
Rehara x tona tohu.
Rawiri Te Ekehua x-tonatohu.

Witnesses to the payment and signatures—

J. W. Preece.

Receipt for £25. Received this thirteenth 13th day of August in the Year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and fifty eight (1858) the sum of twenty five pounds sterling (£25) being the consideration money expressed in the above-written Deed to be paid by James Preece on behalf of' Her Majesty the Queen to us.

Pokaihaka x tona tohu.
Rehara x tona tohu.
Rawiri Te Ekehua x tona tohu.

Witnesses—

J. W. Preece.

A True Copy of Original Deed and Translation.

H. Hanson Turton.

Wellington, October 30th, 1874.