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

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Translation.

This document conveying land written on this day on the (18) Eighteenth day of1854. 18 January.Wairarapa District.Awhea. January in the year of our Lord (1854) One thousand and fifty four is a deed of our full and unreserved assent to give up and make over part of our land at Wairarapa to Victoria the Queen of England and to the Kings or Queens who may succeed Her for ever These being the boundaries commencing on the South at Opouawe going on to the creek of Awhea from thence it goes inland to the station of Mr. Kelly the termination of the boundaries inland is at Upokorokaitauheke then on in the creek of Makara then it goes on till it joins the commencement of the boundary at Opouawe and in consideration of our full consent to sell this piece of land the Queen of England agrees to pay us the sum of (£400) Four hundred pounds, one hundred pounds ofBoundaries.Price £400. which we have received this day from Mr. McLean by the hands of Mr. Kemp and page 312one hundred pounds to be given to us in the year 1855 one thousand eight hundred and fifty five and last instalment of Two hundred pounds to be given to us in the
Receipt for£100
Received cash—
2 Jan., 1855100
10 Feb., 1855100
14 Feb., 1855100
£400
year 1856 One thousand eight hundred and fifty six the portions of land out of this sale to be reserved for us will be hereafter settled by Mr. McLean when he returns from Auckland we have-fully consented to this sale of this land which is given up and made over to the Queen of England to be hers for ever and ever, in token of which we hereunto affix our names and marks and in token of the consent of the Queen of England Mr. McLean's names has been hereunto affixed by Mr. Kemp.

H. T. Kemp.
For D. McLean. H. T. Kemp.
Heremaia Tamaihotua.
Hoera Wakataha.
Te Wereta Kawekairangi x tona tohu.
Hemi te Miha.
Piripi Patoromu.

Witnesses—

Bryan Stapleton, Clerk of Audit, Wellington.
William Latham, Government Officer, Wellington.
I. Telford, Stockowner, Wellington.

1855. 2 JanuaryReceipt for £100. Received by us on this the (2) second day of January 1855 one thousand eight hundred and fifty five the sum of (£100) one hundred pounds from Mr. McLean this being the second instalment as agreed to be given to us this year for the portion of land as sold by us to Victoria the Queen of England and to the Kings or Queens who may succeed Her the boundaries of which land are set forth on the other side of this deed including all the land in this sale right on to the sea beach.

Wi te Haeata x.
Nikorima Marutuna x.
Hemi te Miha.
Heremaia Tamaihotua.
Rawiri Whakarau.
Hoera Wakataha.

Witnesses to this receipt of money and the signatures—

Daniel Riddiford, Settler, Orongorongo.
G. S. Cooper, District Commissioner.

1855. 10 FebruaryReceipt for £100. Received by me on this day the (10) tenth day of February (1855) one thousand eight hundred and fifty five the sum of (£100) one hundred pounds from Mr. McLean this being the sum as agreed to by the natives of Oroi to be given to me out of the sum of money as agreed to be paid to them in the year (1856) one thousand eight hundred and fifty six for the land the boundaries of which are set forth on the other side of this deed.

Te Hapuka Ika o te moana x.
Heramaia Tamaihotua.
Nikorima te Marutuna.

Witnesses to this receipt of money and the signatures—

G. S. Cooper, J.P., District Commissioner.
Geo. Williams, Settler, Wellington.

1855. 14 FebruaryReceipt for £100. Received by me on this the (14) fourteenth day of February (1855) one thousand eight hundred and fifty five the sum of (£100) one hundred pounds from Mr. McLean this being the sum as agreed to by the Natives of Oroi to be given to me out of the sum of money to be paid to them in the year (1856) one thousand eight hundred and fifty six for the land the boundaries of which are set forth on the other side of this deed.

Te Wereta Kawaikairangi x.
Nikorima te Marutuna x.
Heremaia Tamaihotua.

Witnesses to these receipts of money and the signatures—

G. S. Cooper, J.P.
John P. Russell, Wairarapa.

A True Copy of Original Deed, Translation, and Receipts.

H. Hanson Turton.

Wellington, February 16th, 1876.

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