1862. 27 August.Coromandel District.Tenki Pukapuka i tuhituhia i tenei raa tekau ma whitu o nga ra o Akuhata i te tau o to tatou Ariki 1862 he Pukapuka tino hoko tino hoatu tino tuku whakaoti atu na matou na nga Rangatira me nga Tangata o Te Rapupo, Ngatiwhanaunga no ratou nga ingoa e Mahakirau. mau i raro nei a hei whakaatu tenei Pukapuka mo matou mo o matou whanaunga me o matou uri mo te 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 kotahi mano e ono rau e whitu tekau ma whitu (£1677) kua utua mai ki a matou e Donald McLean Esquire C.C. mo te Kuini (a e whakaaetia nei e matou te rironga mai o aua momi) ko taua wahi whenua katoa kei Waiau ko Mahikirau 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 tonn 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 tehei Pukapuka kua tuhia nei te ingoa o Donald Boundaries. [8,385 acres.] McLean Esquire Kaiwhakarite Whenua. Ko nga rohe enei o taua whenua ka timata i Waiau ka haere i rungai i te raina ruri a—Papatuaraharaha—haere tonu i runga i te raina ruri a tae noa ki te kauru o Takinga Wairua, ka haere i roto o taua awa—a Mahakirau, ka haere tonu i runga te raina ruri a Pukeotahu a, Papataiko—haere tonu a, Kakatarahae haere tonu, ki te taha o te tau, a, te kauru o Waiparuparu, haere tonu, a, te kauru o Waiau, ka haere i roto o taua awa a tutaki ki te timatanga o te rohe.

This Deed written on this Twenty seventh day of August in the Year of our Lord 1862 1862. 27 August. Coromandel District. is a full and final sale conveyance and surrender by us the Chiefs and People of the Tribe Te Rapupo, Ngatiwhanaunga 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 Mahakirau. 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 one thousand six hundred and seventy seven Pounds (£1677. 0. 0.) to us paid by Donald McLean Esquire, C.C. on behalf of the Queen Victoria (and we hereby acknowledge the receipt of the said monies) all that piece of our Land situated at Waiau and named Mahakirau 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 Esquire Commissioner is hereunto subscribed. These are the boundaries of the Land commencing at Waiau Boundaries. [8,385 acres.] thence along the Survey line of Papatuaraharaha thence along the survey line until it reaches the source of the Takinga Wairua, then it goes along in that stream to Mahakirau thence along the survey line of Pukeotahu to Papataiko thence to Kakatarahae, thence along the side of the Hill to the source of the Waiparuparu thence to the head of the Waiau and thence along in that stream until it reaches the commencement of the boundary.