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Maori Deeds of Land Purchases in the North Island of New Zealand: Volume Two

[Deeds—No. 96.]

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Deeds—No. 96.

Mataoperu Block (Barton's Run), Wairarapa District.
Translation.

This paper or Deed transferring land written this day on the Twenty-fifth of the days1853. 25 October.Wairarapa District. of October in the year of Our Lord One thousand eight hundred and fifty-three (1853),Mataoperu. (Barton's run.) Is a paper of the full and true consent of us the Chiefs and people of Ngatikahungunu whose names are attached to this paper on behalf of ourselves, our relatives, and descendants to entirely give up a portion of our land to Victoria the Queen of England or to the Kings or Queens who may succeed her for ever and ever.
And having consented to entirely and for ever give up this portion of our landReceipt for £1,000. Victoria the Queen of England on her part agrees to pay us a sum of One Thousand Pounds £1000. Three hundred Pounds £300 of the said money has been paid into ourReceipt for £300. hands this day by Mr. McLean. Three hundred Pounds £300 of the said money is to be paid to us in the day of May 1854. Four hundred Pounds £400 of the said money the last and final payment is to be paid to us in the day of May 1855.
The Boundaries of the land commence at Mataoperu and go to te RaeotutemahutaBoundaries. and go to Ngapotiki and go to the Kawiu and go to the Ahitunumanawa and on to the Nau, the boundary stops there and goes in the direction of Tehanga and descends to Hikapu and to te Awatea and on to Ohineua and on to Otahi and on to te Apiti and on to the Hautata and thence to Opauawe to the sea till it joins Mataoperu.
About ten acres to be reserved as a village or resting place for us at Opauawe.Native reserve. [10 acres, for a village]
Another place as a cultivation for us is also reserved the boundary commences atReserve for cultivation. Witikaupeka and goes on to the Ranga and on to Ohiranga and goes in a southerly direction to Herekuri on to Whawanui and inland to Witikaupeka.

These are all the places reserved for us within these boundaries.

Now we have thought over, reflected and for ever transferred, and bade farewell to this land of our ancestors descended from them to us, with all its rivers, creeks, lakes, waters, timber, grass, stones, all its good and bad places and all and everything either under or above the said land, and all and everything belonging to the said land is transferred by us under the shining sun of the present day, as a sure and certain land from us to Victoria the Queen of England or to the Kings and Queens who may succeed her for ever and ever.

And having consented to all the conditions in this paper we hereunto sign our names and marks.

And the Queen of England on her part having agreed to all the conditions in this paper Donald McLean the Governor's Land Commissioner for New Zealand hereunto signs his name.

(Signed) Donald McLean,
Land Commissioner.
Te Hapuku Te Ika nui o te moana x.
Te Wereta Kawakairangi x.
Hoera Wakataha x.
Hemi te Miha.
Maraea te Toatoa.
Here follow additional native signatures.

Witnesses to the payment and signatures—

(Signed) Robert Barton, Stockholder, Wairarapa.
(" ) J.D. Ormond, Settler, Wellington.
(" ) John P. Russell, Settler, Wangai Moana, Wairarapa.

A True Translation.

For D. McLean. (Signed) H. T. Kemp,
Land Commissioner.

True Copy.

H. T. Kemp.

page 276

Receipt.

1855. 24 October.Receipt for £400, last instalment.Kua riro mai ki a matou i tenei ra i te rua tekau ma wha (24) o nga ra a Oketopa i te tau o to tatou Ariki kotahi mano e waru rau e rima tekau ma rima 1855, nga pauha moni e wha rau takitahi £400 na te Kupa i homai ko te utunga whakamutunga tenei ki a matou i whakaaetia kia homai ki a matou i roto i nga ra o Mei i tenei tau he whakaotinga rawatanga mo to matou wahi whenua ki Kurawhawhanui i hokona e matou ki a Wikitoria te Kuini o Ingarangi i te 25 o nga ra o Oketopa 1855 Ka timata te roheBoundaries. ki Mataoperu rere atu ki te Rae o Tu te Mahuta rere atu ki Ngapotiki rere atu te Kawhiu rere atu te Ahi tunu Manawa rere atu ki te Nau ka mutu mai ka haere atu mau rawa atu ko te Hanga rere mai ka eke ki Hikapu rere mai ki a te Awatea rere mai ki Ohineua rere mai ki te Otahi rere mai ki te Apiti rere mai ki te Hautata. Heoi ka tika mai ki Opouawe rere atu i Opouawe puta noa ki te Moana tutaki atu ki Mataoperu.

Heoi ka mutu tonu nga moni ki a matou mo o matou kainga katpa i roto i enei rohe kua tukua rawatia atu e matou i taua ra i te 25 Oketopa 1855 hei whenua pumau tonu iho ki a Wikitoria te Kuini o Ingarangi ki nga Kingi Kuini ranei o muri iho i a ia a ake tonu atu.

A no te tangohanga o enei moni i te Unuunu i tenei ra ka tuhia iho o matou ingoa me o matou tohu.

Na Karauria Rihia Hape.
Na te Wereta Kawekairangi x.
Na Karaitiana te Whanauhuihui x.
Na Aperahama te Piki x.

Nga Kai titiro ki enei tangohanga moni me enei tuhinga ingoa—

Charles F. Hales, Settler, Flat Point.
Piripi Patoromu, Aboriginal Native, Oroi.

Translation.

1863. 24 October.Receipt for £400, last instalment.We have received on this day on the twenty-fourth (24) of the days of October in the year of our Land one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five (1855) the sum of four hundred pounds (£400) in money which Mr. Cooper has paid to us. This is the final payment which was promised to be given to us in the days of May in this year, as a conclusive settlement for our land at Kurawhawhanui which we sold to Victoria theBoundaries. Queen of England on the 25th of the days of October, 1853 The Boundary begins at Mataoperu and runs on to the Rae o Tu te Mahuta thence to Ngapotiki thence to te Kawhiu, thence to te Ahi tunu Manawa, thence to the Nau, where it ends, then it runs to te Hanga, whence it runs on and climbs up to Hikapu thence to te Awatea, thence to Ohineua thence to te Otahi, thence to te Apiti, thence to te Hautata, thence it runs straight to Opouawe, and down the Opouawe to the sea and back to Mataoperu.

And this is all the money we are to receive for all our lands included in the above boundaries, which we fully and entirely sold on the above named 25th of October 1853, as a sure possession to Victoria the Queen of England and to all the Kings and Queens her successors for ever.

And on the receipt of this money at te Unuunu on this day, we have hereto subscribed our names and marks.

Karauria Rihia Hape.
te Wereta Kawekairangi x.
Karaitiana te Whanau huihui x.
Aperahama te Piki x.

Witnesses to the payment and signatures—

Charles F. Hales, Settler, Flat Point.
Piripi Patoromu, Aboriginal Native, Oroi.

A True Copy of Certified Translation of Original Deed and Copy of Receipt.

H. Hanson Turton.

Wellington, January 27th, 1876.

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