Translation.
1859. 9 November.Coromandel District.This Deed written on this ninth 9th day of November in the
Year of our Lord 1859 is a full and final sale conveyance and surrender by us
the Chiefs and People of the Tribe Ngati Paua whose names are hereunto
subscribed And Witnesseth that on behalf of ourselves our relatives and
descendants we have by signing this Deed under the shining Mahurangi Island. 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 of the sum of twelve pounds (£12) 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 Mercury Bay
and named Mahurangi 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 our right title claim and interest whatsoever
thereon To hold to Qeeen 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 Land Purchase
Commissioner is hereunto Boundaries. subscribed. These are the boundaries of the land commencing at Te Tio
and running in a South-westerly direction to Mahurangi along the sea coast to
Orapa and back to Te Tio.
Maihi Te Hinaki.
ta Matea.
Witnesses to the payment and signatures—
W. Preece, Farmer, Coromandel.
J. Josiah Kempthorne.
Receipt for £12. Received this ninth 9th day of November in the Year of Our Lord One
thousand eight hundred and fifty nine (1859) the sum of twelve Pounds sterling
(£12) being the
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money expressed in the above-written Deed to be paid by James Preece on behalf
of Her Majesty the Queen to us.
Maihi te Hinaki.
Ta Matea.
Witnesses—
J. W. Preece, Farmer, Coromandel.
Josiah Kempthorne.
A True Copy of Original Deed and Translation.
H. Hanson
Turton.
Wellington, November 10th, 1874.