Translation.
1858. 19 July.Coromandel DistrictThis Deed written on this nineteenth 19th day of July 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 of Ngati Koraho whose names are hereunto
subscribed And Witnesseth that on behalf of ourselves our relatives and
descendants we have by signing this Deed under the Waipao. 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 of the Sum of five Pounds (£5)
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 Waiau and named Waipao 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 James Preece land Boundaries. purchase Commissioner is hereunto subscribed. These are the boundaries
of the Land commencing at the side of Motu Kari and following the coast in a
southerly direction to Waipao then running inland in a south easterly direction
to Taumata Maukuku thence in a straight line to the sea at side of Motu Kari.
Horopeta x his mark.
Witnesses to the payment and signatures—
J. W.Preece.
Receipt for £5 Received this day of in the Year of Our Lord One thousand eight hundred
and fifty eight (1858) the Sum of five Pounds sterling
(£5)
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.
Horopeta x his mark.
Witnesses—
J. W. Preece.
A True Copy of Original Deed and Translation.
H. Hanson Turton.
Wellington, October 26th, 1874.