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

[Deeds—No. 293.]

Deeds—No. 293.

Orua Block, Mercury Bay, Coromandel District.

Tenei Pukapuka i tuhituhia i tenei rua tekau ma toru o nga ra o Hune i te tau o to 1858. 23 June.Coromandel District. tatou Ariki 1858 he Pukapuka tino hoko tino hoatu tino tuku whakaoti atu na matou na nga Rangatira me nga Tangata o Ngatipaoa 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 Orua. tuhituhinga o o matou ingoa 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 toru rau kua utua mai ki a matou e Te Makarini (Donald McLean) mo te Kuini (a e whakaaetia nei e matou te rironga mai o aua moni) ko taua wahi whenua katoa kei Whitianga ko Orua te ingoa o taua wahi whenua ko nga rohe kei raro i te Pukapuka nei e mau ana te korero whakahaere ko te mapi hold 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 Ingarani mo tana wahi ki nga tikanga katoa o tenei Pukapuka kua tuhia nei te ingoa o Te Makarini Kaiwhakarite Whenua Ko nga rohe enei o taua whenua ka timata i te awa o Hahei i te taha o Boundaries. te moana ka haere tonu i te tahataha o te awa o Taiwawa haere [gap — reason: damage]onu a te ngut[gap — reason: deletion]awa o Te Hoho ka ahu whakauta i roto i taua awa a whakamau rawa atu ki te [gap — reason: deletion]i ki ki Purewa ka koki ka haere a Te Tuara o Marumaruaitu tika tonu a te tuara o Paka ka koki ano a poupou tonu atu ki te awa o Hahei ka tutaki nga rohe.

Hopa x Totohi Hokianga.
Maka x Hare.
Tikaokao x.
Donald McLean.
Wiremu x Terape.
Paengahuka x.

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

George Friend, Accountant, L.P. Dept.
Wm. B. Baker, Chief Clk., L.P. Dept.

Kua riro mai ki a matou i tenei ra i te rua tekau ma toru o nga ra o Hune i te tauReceipt for £300. o to Tatou Ariki Kotahi mano e waru rau e rima tekau ma waru (1858) nga Pauna moni E toru rau takitahi (£300 . 0 . 0) Ko te utu tuatahi tenei kua whakahuatia ki te Pukapuka tuku e mau i runga ake nei kia utua mai ki a matou e Te Makarini mo te Kuini.

Hopa x Totohi.
Maka x Hare.
Tikaokao x.

Nga Kai titiro—

George Friend, Accountant, L.P. Dept.
William B. Baker, Chief Clerk, N.L.P. Dept.

Translation.

This Deed written on this twenty third day of June in the Year of our Lord 1858 is a 1858. 23 June.Coromandel District. full and final sale conveyance and surrender by us the Chiefs and People of the Tribe Ngatipaoa 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 sun of this day parted with and for ever transferred unto Victoria Queen of England Orua. Her Heirs the Kings and Queens who may succed Her and Her and Their Assigns for page 362ever in consideration of the sum of Three hundred Pounds (£300 . 0 . 0.) to us paid by Donald McLean Esquire on behalf of the Queen Victoria (and we hereby acknowledge the receipt of the said monies) all that piece of our Land situated at Whitianga and named Orua 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 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 Donald McLean Commissioner is Boundaries. hereunto subscribed. These are the boundaries of the Land commencing at the Hahei stream near the sea thence continuing along the coast to Taiwawe Creek, thence to the mouth of Te Hoho whence it turns inland in the course of that stream till it reaches the Purewa range, turning thence it proceeds to Te Tuara o Marumaruaitu thence in a straight line to Te Tuara o Paka where it turns again and descends to the Hahei stream where the boundaries close.

Hopa Totohi Hokianga x.
Maka Hare x.
Tikaokao x.
Sd. Donald McLean.
Wiremu Te Rapa x.
Paengahuka x.

Witnesses to the payment and signatures—

Goorge Friend, Accountant, L.P. Dept.
Wm. B. Baker, Chief Clerk, L.P. Dept.

Receipt for £300. Received this twenty third day of June in the Year of Our Lord One thousand eight hundred and fifty eight (1858) the Sum of Three hundred Pounds sterling (£300 . 0 . 0) being the first consideration money expressed in the above written Deed to be paid by Donald McLean Esquire on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen to us.

Hopa x Totohi.
Maka x Hare.
Tikaokao x.

Witnesses—

George Friend, Accountant, L.P. Dept.
William B. Baker, Chf. Clk. L.P. Dept.

A True Copy of Original Deed and Translation.

H. Hanson Turton.

Wellington, November 16th, 1874.