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Deeds—No. 7.
Te Aro No. 4 (McCleverty's Agreement), Wellington District.
The Natives of Te Aro having represented that within the
limits of the lands assigned 1847. 7 October.Wellington District. to them by the deed, no kumera plantations can be made, and that they
have those plantations on sections 8 & 9 in the Town District to a
limited extent which sections TE ARO No. 4. are leased by Messrs. Bethune and Hunter.Agreement.
To these plantations they have no legal right but His Excellency the Lt.-Governor has approved that for the purpose of cultivating that vegetable production one half of the Section 26 Ohiro District and which adjoins 8 & 9 Town District shall be assigned to them from March 1848.
The portion thus given to the Natives of No. 26 Ohiro District is 50 acres,
included Boundaries. [50 acres.] within the boundary A. B. C. D. E. the boundaries being the Sea on the
South; the Sea and Ohiro Stream on the East; the boundary line of No. 25 same
district to the North, and a line dividing off the said 50 acres, running
parallel to the Eastern boundary line of 8 & 9 Town District on the
West.
W. A. McCleverty,
Lt.-Colonel.
This ½ section was sold by the Natives interested therein to Mr. J. Hunter with the full concurrence of Hon Mr. Mantell this twenty-fifth day of March 1863.
George F.
Swainson,
Comr. of Nat. Res.
Maori Translation.
Ko te Whakamaoritanga.
No te mea, kua kia mai a nga tangata a Te Aro kahore he wahi
i nga whenua kua tukua 1847. 7 October.Wellington District. atu ki a ratou. Hei whakatupuranga kumara ma ratou. Ko a ratou mara
kumura kei Paekawakawa kei runga o te pihi whenua 829 ko taua pihi whenua no
Petune ma raua TE ARO No. 4. Hanita ehara i a ratou aua kainga. Koia Te Kawana ka whakaae atu kia ho
atu tetahi taha o te 26 o te pihi whenua mo ratou kei Ohiro ko taua kainga e
apiti ana ki te 829 o te pihi o te Taone. Otira hei te tuatahi o Maehe 1848 te
tangohia ai ki taua whenua mo ratou. Ko te wahi o te 26 o te kainga i ohiro ka
oti nei te whakaae mo nga tangata Boundaries. [50 acres.] 50 o nga ekara kei roto kei nga kaha A. B. C. D. E. ko te kaha ki te
tonga ko te moana ko te kaha ki te marangai ko te moana me te awa i Ohiro. Ko te
kaha ki te hau raro ko te raina o te kaha o te pihi 25 i Ohiro me te raina e
wehe ai taua 50 o nga ekara tika tonu ana ki te muru kei te kaha o te 829.
True Translation.
W. Duncan, Interpreter.
A True Copy of Original Agreement and Maori Translation.
Wellingtong, January 8th, 1876.