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

[Deeds—No. 340.]

Deeds—No. 340.

Te Puia Block, Mercury bay, Coromandel District.

1865. 3 February.Coromandel District.Tenei Pukapuka i tuhituhia i tenei te toru o nga ra o Pepuere i te tau o to tatou Ariki 1865 he Pukapuka tino hoko tino hoatu tino tuku whakaoti atu na matou na nga Te Puia. Rangatira me nga Tangata o Ngatikoheru me Ngatirakawera 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 tuhituhinga o o matou ingoa ki tenei pukapuka i raro i te ra e whiti nei kua whakarerea rawatia kua tino [unclear: tukuna] rawatia atu ki[gap — reason: illegible]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 waru Rau E whitu Tekau Ma waru me nga herini kotahi tekau ma rima £1878 - 15 - 0 Kua utua mai ki a matou e Hemi Pirihi mo te Kuini (a e whakaaetia nei e matou te rironga mai o aua moni) ko taua wahi whenua katoa kei Whitianga ko te Puia 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 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 Boundaries. [8,350 acres.] Hemi Pirihi Kaiwhakarite Whenua. Ko nga rohe enei o taua whenua ka timata i i te taha whakararo i Hahei, haere tonu i te akau ki Hororoa, haere tonu i te rohe whakararo o te whenua i te Hoho ki te kokinga ki te hauauru haere tonu i runga i nga raina o te ruri (ara nga raina kua tuhia ki te pukapuka whakaatu kua apititia ki tenei) tae noa te awa o Whenuakite, haere tonu ki roto ki taua awa ki te awa o Huruhurutakina, haere tonu ki roto ki taua awa ki te rohe ki te haurunga o te whenua i Purangi haere tonu i taua rohe 108° 5' 8650 riki ki te ngaherehere o Rewarewa, ka whati ki kona haere tonu ki runga ki te rohe ki te tonga o taua whenua 0° 15' 36910 riki ki te wahi i timata ai— ko te nui o taua pihi whenua E waru Mano E toru Rau E rima Tekau nga eka.

Maihi te Hinaki tona x tohu.
Maka Peneheriti tona x tohu.
Parakaia tona x tohu.
Hera Putea tona x tohu.
Tioriori te Hura tona x tohu.
Ereata Tinirau Tona x tohu.
Hareta tona x tohu.
Ranapia te Ruri tona x tohu.
Paora Tuwaha tona x tohu.
Karauria Tairoa tona x tohu.
Ni Marata tona x tohu.
Arama Karaka tona x tohu.
Anaru Pahapaha tona x tohu.
Rawiri Taiporutu tona x tohu.
Ruihana tona x tohu.
Enoka tona x tohu.
Rewi Atana tona x tohu.
Karaitiana tona x tohu.
Ripeka tona x tohu.
Riria Karepe tona x tohu.
Katarina tona x tohu.
Takerei tona x tohu.
James Preece, D.L.P.C.

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

James Mackay, Jr., Civil Commr., Hauraki.
H. Chas. Lawlor, R.M., Coromandel.
Anne Caroline Lawlor.
H. Clinton Baddeley, Govt. Offr., Coromandel.
Allan Baillie, Govnt. Officer, Coromandel.
Rawiri te Ua.

Kua riro mai ki a matou i tenei ra i te toru o nga ra o Pepuere i te tau o to tatouReceipt for £1,878. 15. Ariki Kotahi mano e waru rau ono tekau ma rima (1865) nga Pauna moni Kotahi Mano E waru Rau E whitu Tekau Ma waru me tekau ma rima herini (£1878 - 15 - 0) Ko te utu whakarite tenei kua whakahuatia ki te Pukapuka tuku e mau i runga ake nei kia utua mai ki a matou e Hemi Pirihi mo te Kuini.

Rawiri Taiporutu tona x tohu.
Maihi te Hinaki tona x tohu.
Karaitiana tona x tohu.
Maka Peneheriti tona x tohu.
Parakaia tona x tohu.
Tioriori te Hura tona x tohu.
Riria Karepe tona x tohu.
Ereata Tinirau tona x tohu.
Hareta tona x tohu.
Ruihana tona x tohu.

Nga Kai-titiro—

James Mackay, Jr., C.C., Hauraki.
H. Chas. Lawlor, R.M., Coromandel.
H. Clinton Baddeley, Govt. Offr., Coromandel.
Alan Baillie, Govnt. Officer, Coromandel.
Rawiri te Ua.

Translation.

This Deed written on this third day of February in the year of our Lord 1865 is a 1865. 3 February.Coromandel District. full and final sale conveyance and surrender by us the Chiefs and People of the Tribes Ngatikoheru and Ngatirakawera 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 Te Puia. 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 Eight Hundred and Seventy Eight Pounds fifteen shillings (£1878 - 15 - 0) to us paid by James Preece 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 te Puia 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 Commissioner is hereunto subscribed. These are the boundaries of the Land commencing at Hahei on the north Boundaries. [8,350 acres.] thence by the sea coast to Hororoa, thence by the northern boundary of the Hoho block to its north western angle, thence by survey lines (the bearings and measurements whereof are more particularly defined in the schedule hereunto annexed) to the River Whenuakite, thence by the said River to the Huruhurutakina Stream, thence by the said Stream to the southern boundary of the "Purangi Block" thence by the said line to the Rewarewa Forest—bearing 108° 5' 8650 links, thence by the eastern boundary of the said block 0° 15' 36910 links to the point of commencement, the area of the said piece or parcel of land being Eight Thousand Three Hundred and Fifty acres more or less

Maihi te Hinaki tona x tohu.
Maka Peneheriti his x mark.
Parakaia his x mark.
Hera Putea her x mark.
Tioriori te Hura his x mark.
Ereata Tinirau his x mark.
Hareta her x mark.
Ranapia te Ruri tona x tohu.
Paora Tuwaha his x mark.
Karauria Tairoa his x mark.
Ni Marata her x mark.
Arama Karaka his x mark.
Anaru Pahapaha his x mark.
Rawiri Taiporutu his x mark.
Ruihana his x mark.
Enoka his x mark.
Rewi Ataua his x mark.
Karaitiana his x mark.
Ripeka her x mark.
Riria Karepe her x mark.
Katarina x her mark.
Takerei his x mark.
James Preece, D.L.P.C.

Witnesses to the payment and signatures—

James Mackay, Jr., Civil Commr., Hauraki.
H. Charles Lawlor, R. M., Coromandel.
Anne Caroline Lawlor.
H. Clinton Baddeley, Govt. Officer, Coromandel.
Alan Baillie, Govt. Officer, Coromandel.
Rawiri te Ua.

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Received this third day of February in the Year of Our Lord One thousand eight hundred and sixty five (1865) the Sum of One ThousandReceipt for £1,878. 15. Eight Hundred and Seventy Eight Pounds fifteen shillings sterling (£1878 – 15 – 0.) being the amount of consideraion money expressed in the above-written Deed to be paid by James Preece Esquire on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen to us.

Rawiri Taiporutu his x mark.
Maihi te Hinaki his x mark.
Karaitiana his x mark.
Maka Peneheriti his x mark.
Parakaia his x mark.
Tioriori te Hura his x mark.
Riria Karepe her x mark.
Ereata Tinirau his x mark.
Hareta her x mark.
Ruihaua his x mark.

Witnesses—

James Mackay, Jr., C.C., Hauraki.
H. Charles Lawlor, R.M., Coromandel.
H. Clinton Baddeley, Grovt. Off.,—
Alan Baillie, Govt. Off., Coromandel.
Rawiri te Ua.

A True Copy of Original Deed and Translation.

H. Hanson Turton.

Wellington, December 17th, 1874.

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

[Deeds—No. 340.]

Te Puia Block, Mercury bay, Coromandel District.

Translation.