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Deeds—No. 71.
Rakehou Reserve Block (Gift to A. McDonald), Rangitikei District.
Awahuri, Tihema
19, 1871.
Ko te ra tenei1871. 19 December.Rangitikei District. i hoatu ai e matou te porohita i te Rakehou ki a Riki Makitonore. Ko
teneiRakehou Reserve. hoatutanga he hoatutanga tuturu mo taua porohita ki a ia, a ekore e
tika kia peka atu tetehi o matou o muri ake nei ki te whakahe i tenei
hoatutanga, no te mea he hoatutanga(Free gift to Alex. McDonald.) tuturu rawa tenei na matou i taua whenua ki tona ringaringa. He oi
ano.
Na Takana Tekawa.
Na Teara Tetahora.
Na Ruera Tenuku.
Na Teieti Turanga.
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Na Tetura Hoeta.
Mokena
Pakuraki.
Pape Te rama.
Hepi Te Wheoro.
Karehana
Tauranga.
Makeruke te Whakaaewa x.
Hakaraia Whakaweke.
Merehira Karehana x.
Epiha Moanakino x.
Hoeta te Kahuhui.
Rahira Hoeta.
Translation.
Awahuri,
December 19th, 1871.
We hand over this day the Reserve at Te Rakehou to Alexander McDonald, this
is1871. 19 December. a final handing over of that Reserve to him. It will not be right for
any of us toRakehou Reserve. interfere with this gift because this is a handing over for ever of
this land by us(Free gift to Alex. McDonald.) into his hands. That is all.
From Takana Te Kawa and 14 others.
A True Copy of Original Gift and Translation.
Wellington, January 12th, 1876.