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

[Deeds—No. 303.]

Deeds—No. 303.

Pukeatua Block, Coromandel District.

1858. 13 November.Coromandel District.Tenei Pukapuka i tuhituhia i tenei te tekau ma toru o nga ra o Noema i te tau o to tatou Ariki 1858 he Pukapuka tino hoko tino hoatu tino tuku whakaoti atu naku na te Rangatira o Te Patukirikiri noku te ingoa e mau i raro nei a hei whakaatu tenei Pukeatua. Pukapuka moku mo oku whanaunga me oku uri mo te tuhituhinga o toku ingoa ki tenei pukapuka i raro i te ra e whiti nei kua whakarerea rawatia kua tino tukuna rawatia atu ki a Wikitoria te 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 whitu tekau £70 kua utua mai ki ahau e te Pirihi kai whakarite whenua mo te Kuini (a e whakaaetia. nei e ahau te rironga mai o aua moni) ko taua wahi whenua katoa kei page 373Waiau ko Puke Atua te ingoa o taua wahi whenua ko nga rohe kei raro i te Pupapuka nei e man 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 toku tikanga me toku take me toku 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 toku whakaaetanga ki nga tikanga katoa o tenei Pukapuka kua tuhituhia nei toku ingoa. 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 o Te Pirihi Kaiwhakarite Whenua. Ko nga rohe enei o taua whenua ka timata i Te Tutu Boundaries. [350 acres.] haere whaka te tonga ma te rohe o ta Te Pirihi a—Te Kirikiri ka huri ki te_Marangai ma raki maro tonu a—Puke Atua whai tonu ma runga i te tau whaka te Hauauru ma raki a—Pukerahui haere ki te Hauaru ma tonga ma te rohe o ta Te Ara Kuri a—Te Tutu.

Pita.

Ko nga tangata i kite i te hoatutanga o nga moni me te tuhinga o nga ingoa—
H. Woodward Williams, Tutor, Stapleton, Coromandel Harbour.
J. W. Preece, Farmer, Stapleton, Coromandel Harbour.

Kua riro mai ki anau i tenei ra i te Tekau ma toru o nga ra o Noema i te tau o toReceipt for £70. Tatou Ariki Kotahi mano e waru rau e rima tekau ma waru (1858) nga Pauna moni e whitu tekau (£70) Ko te utu tenei kua whakahuatia ki te Pukapuka tuku e mau i runga ake nei kia utua mai ki ahau e Te Pirihi kai whakarite Whenua mo te Kuini.

Pita.

Nga Kai-titiro—

H. Woodward Williams, Tutor, Stapleton, Coromandel Harbour.
J. W. Preece, Farmer, Stapleton, Coromandel Harbour.

James Preece,
District Commissioner.

Translation.

This Deed written on this thirteenth day of November in the year of our Lord 1858 1858. 13 November. Coromandel District. is a full and final sale conveyance and surrender by me the Chief of the Tribe Patukirikiri whose name is hereunto subscribed And Witnesseth that on behalf of myself my relatives and descendants I have by signing this Deed under the shining sun of this day parted with and for ever transferred unto Victoria Queen of England Her Heirs Pukeatua. the Kings and Queens who may succeed Her and Her and Their Assigns for ever in consideration of the Sum of Seventy Pounds (£70) to mo paid by James Preece district Land purchase Commissioner on behalf of the Queen Victoria (and I hereby acknowledge the receipt of the said monies) all that piece of my Land situate at Coromandel and named Ruke Atua the boundaries whereof are set forth at the foot of this Deed and a plan of which Land is annexed thereto 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 my 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 my consent to all the conditions of this Deed I have hereunto subscribed my name. 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 Land Purchase Commissioner, is hereunto subscribed. These are the boundaries of the Land commencing Boundaries. [350 acres] at Te Tutu and running in a southerly direction along Mr. Preece's boundary as far as Te Kirikiri then turning to the north-east in a straight line to Puke Atua from thence following the ridge in a north-westerly direction to Pukerahui then in a southwesterly direction (and adjoining the piece of land sold by Ara Kuri) to Te Tutu.

Pita.

Witnesses to the payment and signatures—

H. Woodward Williams, Tutor, Stapleton, Coromandel Harbour.
J. W. Preece, Farmer, Stapleton, Coromandel Harbour.

Received this thirteenth 13 day of November in the year of our Lord OneReceipt for £70 thousand eight hundred and fifty-eight (1858) the Sum of Seventy Pounds sterling (£70) being the consideration money expressed in the above-written Deed to be paid by James Preece, district Commissioner, on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen to me.

Pita.

Witnesses—

H. Woodward Williams, Tutor, Stapleton, Coromandel Harbour.
J. W. Preece, Farmer, Stapleton, Coromandel Harbour.

A True Copy of Original Deed and Translation.

H. Hanson Turton.

Wellington, November 3rd, 1874.