Translation.
1854. 2 January.Upper Waikato.Wethe Chiefs of Rangiawhia in the Northern Island of New Zealand
have agreed on this the second day of January in the year One thousand eight hundred
and fifty four and consented freely to give up without consideration to the Queen of
England a Rangiawhia. portion of land to he by her transferred to the Bishop of the Roman Catholic
Church at Auckland for the purposes we desire most vizt.—for a School for education
for our Boundaries. [298 acres.] children and for the objects of our Roman Catholic Church. The boundaries of
the land which we propose to give up for these purposes, are these. On the South it
commences at the Mill Dam at Te Rua-o-Tawhiwhi Eight hundred and fifty (850) paces,
from thence in the same direction Four hundred (400) paces—this finishes the
boundary to the Southward. On the East One thousand and perhaps two hundred (1200)
paces—that is a straight line commencing at the corner of the boundary to the
southward—then in a northerly direction, but at the end of the One thousand two
hundred (1200) paces commences the corner boundary to the Northward the point at
which it leaves the corner outside of the boundary is at an Eel Station belonging to
Tangihoere and his people—the length of that corner on one side is Sixty (60) paces,
on the inner side One hundred and sixty (160) paces—on the third side of that corner
about Two hundred (200) paces on the other side the boundary takes a sudden turn to
the northward Three hundred and ten paces (310) until it reaches the boundary to the
Northward; this boundary takes a sudden cut or finish—the length thereof Eight
hundred and fifty (850) paces, then the boundary to the Westward it makes a sudden
cut at the commencement, One thousand one hundred paces (1100) at the end of this it
takes a turn towards the Dam at te Rua-o-Tawhiwhi—the length thereof Three hundred
and eighty (380) paces here it finishes, because it joins again at where the
boundary commenced at the South. Mangapiko runs through the land, the land on the
other side of the Mangapiko is called by the Maori name "Tikotata" the piece of land
on this side is called Rakopure it lies on the North East side of the Mill at
Tawhiwhi at Rangiawhia containing about Eighty (80) acres of Bush land and the
remainder is Fern land—the whole contains Two hundred and ninety eight (298) Acres
according to the statement made by the Government Surveyor.
That piece of land containing Two hundred and ninety eight (298) acres the
boundaries of which have been described by us within this Deed, we surrender for
ever for the purposes of the School and the Roman Catholic Church, as a sitting
place, as land for cultivation, as a site for a School and for other purposes for
the Priests and Teachers and for the followers of the Roman Catholic Church who have
been approved by the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church at Auckland and to His
Successors for ever. In token thereof we have hereunto signed our names at the foot
of this Deed with our own hands as a sign of the truth and to establish for ever the
provisions contained in this Deed having reference to this piece of land.
(Signed) Hoana Papita Kahawai
x his mark.
" Hory te Waru.
" Turimanu.
" Penetita Te Wharaunga
x his mark.x his mark.
(Signed) Te Wana Tarakaka x
his mark.
" Tehemara Piritahi x his mark.
" Werahiko Te Rongotoa
Witnesses—
(Signed) Charles Henry Strauss, Witness.
" Thomas Power.
A True Translation.
Donald McLean, Land
Commissioner.
A True Copy of Original Deed and Translation.
H. Hanson Turton.
Wellington, October
16th, 1874.