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Deeds—No. 185.
Arikirau Block (Agreement), Wairarapa District.
He pukapuka whakamahara tenei o tetahi whakaritenga i mahia nei i tenei ra te
rua1872. 22 April.Wairarapa District. tekau ma rua o nga ra o Aperira Kotahi mano e warn rau e whitu tekau
ma rua. I a Wiremu Tinitara Te Kaewa, Ihaka Te Aomatangi, Paora Tihi and Kere
Tihi o Wairarapa i roto i te Porowini o Poneke me te Koroni o Niu Tirani he
tangata maori neiArikirau.(Agreement.)
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ratou o Niu Tirani e huaina iho
nei ko nga kai hoko o tetahi taha me to Kawanatanga o Niu Tirani o tetahi taha
e Whakatu ana mo nga monei E rua herein me te hikipene (2/6)3,000 acres at 2s. 6d. per acre, £375. mo ia eka mo ia eka ka whakaae nei aua kai hoko ko ratou huihui ko
ratou takitahi ranei i runga i te ritenga o te urunga o te paanga o tetahi o
tetahi ki te hoatu ki te whakatuturu atu ki te Kawanatanga o Niu Tirani ko
taua piihi whenua katoa i roto i te takiwa o Wairarapa me te Porowini o Poneke
e mohiotia na tona ingoa ko Arikirau kia Tataha ki te whakaaro iho E toru mano
eka kei roto i taua wahi nui atu paku iho ranei. Ko ngaBoundaries. rohe ka timata ki te Whakamarumaru ka rere ki te Waitapu ka rere ki
Mangatawake, ka rere ki Ngatautohe ka rere ki Te Pohatu o Kawekura, ka rere ki
Te Aputa ka rere ki Te Whakaruru ka rere ki nga Korako ka rere ki Taepa kiekie
ka rere ki roto a Te Mangatawake ka rere ki te Waro ka rere ki te Waiwhinau ka
rere ki Te Whakamarumaru, me nga mea katoa ano hoki e pa ana ki taua whenua me
te ritenga me te urunga me te paanga o aua kai hoko ki taua whenua kia
whakapumaurawatia ki te Kawanatanga o Niu Tirani ki ana kai tukunga iho ranei
mo ake tonu atu a ka tino whakaritea ka tino whakaaetia hoki e aua kaihoko ka
hohoro i a ratou te tuku taua whenua kia Mahia e te Kooti whakawa i nga whenua
Maori Ina te tohu o te whakaaetanga o aua kaihoko ki nga ritenga o tenei
pukapuka Ko o ratou ingoa kua whakamau iho nei—
ratou o Niu Tirani e huaina iho
nei ko nga kai hoko o tetahi taha me to Kawanatanga o Niu Tirani o tetahi taha
e Whakatu ana mo nga monei E rua herein me te hikipene (2/6)3,000 acres at 2s. 6d. per acre, £375. mo ia eka mo ia eka ka whakaae nei aua kai hoko ko ratou huihui ko
ratou takitahi ranei i runga i te ritenga o te urunga o te paanga o tetahi o
tetahi ki te hoatu ki te whakatuturu atu ki te Kawanatanga o Niu Tirani ko
taua piihi whenua katoa i roto i te takiwa o Wairarapa me te Porowini o Poneke
e mohiotia na tona ingoa ko Arikirau kia Tataha ki te whakaaro iho E toru mano
eka kei roto i taua wahi nui atu paku iho ranei. Ko ngaBoundaries. rohe ka timata ki te Whakamarumaru ka rere ki te Waitapu ka rere ki
Mangatawake, ka rere ki Ngatautohe ka rere ki Te Pohatu o Kawekura, ka rere ki
Te Aputa ka rere ki Te Whakaruru ka rere ki nga Korako ka rere ki Taepa kiekie
ka rere ki roto a Te Mangatawake ka rere ki te Waro ka rere ki te Waiwhinau ka
rere ki Te Whakamarumaru, me nga mea katoa ano hoki e pa ana ki taua whenua me
te ritenga me te urunga me te paanga o aua kai hoko ki taua whenua kia
whakapumaurawatia ki te Kawanatanga o Niu Tirani ki ana kai tukunga iho ranei
mo ake tonu atu a ka tino whakaritea ka tino whakaaetia hoki e aua kaihoko ka
hohoro i a ratou te tuku taua whenua kia Mahia e te Kooti whakawa i nga whenua
Maori Ina te tohu o te whakaaetanga o aua kaihoko ki nga ritenga o tenei
pukapuka Ko o ratou ingoa kua whakamau iho nei— Wi Tinitara te Kaewa.
Ihaka te Aomatangi x.
Paora Tihi.
Kere Tihi x.
Witness by—
Henry Bannister, Masterton, Storekeeper.
Translation.
1872. 22 April.Wairarapa District. Memo. of Agreement made the Twenty second day of April One thousand
eight hundred and seventy two Between Wiremu Tinitara te Kaewa, Ihaka te
Aomatangi, Paora Tihi, and Kere Tihi of Wairarapa in the Province of
Wellington and Colony of New Zealand, aboriginal natives of New Zealand
hereinafter called the sellers of the one partArikirau.(Agreement.) and the General Government of New Zealand of the other part Witnesseth
that in consideration of the sum of Two shillings and sixpence (2/6) per acre
They the said sellers3,000 acres at 2s. 6d. per acre, £375. do and each of them doth agree according to their several estates and
interests to convey and assure unto the General Government of New Zealand all
that piece or parcel of land situate in the district of Wairarapa being called
by the name of Arikirau KiaBoundaries. Tataha estimated Three thousand acres being the same more or less
Boundaries commencing at Te Whakamarumaru thence to Te Waitapu thence to Te
Mangatawake thence to Ngatautohe thence to Te Pohatu o Kawekura thence to Te
Aputa thence to Te Whakaruru thence to Nga Korako, thence to Taepa Kiekie
thence into Te Mangatawake thence to Te Waro, thence to Te Wai Whinau, thence
to Te Whakamarumaru Together with all ways rights and advantages whatsoever
thereunto appertaining and all the right, title, claim and demand of the said
sellers To have and to hold the said land to the General Government of New
Zealand or their assigns for ever and it is hereby expressly agreed and
declared by the said sellers that they shall and will pass the said land
through the Native land Court without delay. In witness whereof the said
parties have hereunto subscribed their names.
Signed by the said—
Wi Tinitara te Kaewa.
Ihaka te Aomatangi x.
Paora Tihi.
Kere Tihi x.
Witness by—
Henry Bannister, Masterton, Storekeeper.
Minute. I recommend that fifty pounds stg. (£50) be paid to natives on account of this purchase.
25 April, 1872.A True Copy of Original Agreement and Translation.
H. Hanson Turton.
Wellington, January 8th, 1876.