Translation.
1847. 4 October.Wellington District.We the Landholders and Chiefs residing at and
belonging to Ngauranga in the Harbour of Port Nicholson agree on the Fourth of
October One thousand eight hundred and forty seven to give up to Her Majesty's
Government all those cultivations which we have hitherto had on Sections
belonging to European Settlers in the Harbour District Ngahauranga. or elsewhere excepting those cultivations included within the boundaries
namely one McCleverty's deed.hundred and ten acres and thereabouts be it more or less as shown on the
accompanying Exchange for other lands.plan on sections "7" (seven) "8" (eight) and "9" (nine) which we
absolutely decline to give up being the ground on which our Pah and our
immediate cultivations are Site of pa, &c., reserved.situated and which were in cultivation at the time of Captain Fitzroy's
arrangement. But we surrender all our lands elsewhere on Settlers' sections
excepting the above one hundred and ten acres on our receiving from Lieutenant
Colonel McCleverty subject to the approval of the Governor or Lieutenant
Governor Reserve No. "6" (six) section Harbour District bounded on the South by
Reserve No. "5" (five) allotted to E. Puni on the North by Section No. "7"
(seven) on which is situated a part of the above one hundred and ten acres on
the East by the road to Petoni and on the West by section No. "3" (three) and
part of section No. "2" (two) of the Kinapora District.
The said Reserve contains |
112 acres. |
Block or Sections No. "7," "8," "9" being their present cultivations |
110 acres. |
Total |
225 acres. |
Te Manihera also will be guaranteed for this year only in a cultivation on
Section No. "7" (seven) between the above named block and the road, it does not
exceed two acres to which he agrees.
Registration.No. 96. Received for Registration at 11 o'clock a.m.,
11th March, 1848.