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Deeds—No. 146.
Ahikauru Block (Papahikurangi), Wairarapa District.
Tenei Pukapuka i tuhituhia i tenei i te whitu o nga ra o
Hune (7th June) i te tau o1858. 7 June.Wairarapa District. to tatou Ariki 1858 he Pukapuka tino hoko tino hoatu tino tuku
whakaoti atu na matou na nga Rangatira me nga Tangata o Ngatikahungunu
Wairarapa no ratou nga ingoa e mau i raro nei a hei whakaatu tenei Pukapuka mo
matou mo o matou whanaunga meAhikauru. o matou uri mo te tuhituhinga o o matou ingoa ki tenei pukapuka i raro
i te ra e whiti nei kua whakarerea rawatia kua tino tukuna rawatia atu ki a
Wikitoria Kuini o Ingarani ki ona uri ki nga Kingi ki nga Kuini o muri iho i a
ia me ana me a ratou e whakarite ai hei whakaritenga mo nga Pauna moni e toru
tekau takitahi (£30) kua utua mai ki a matou e William N. Searancke mo te Kuini (a e whakaaetia
nei e matou te rironga mai o aua moni) ko taua wahi whenua katoa kei Papa
hikurangi ko te Ahikauru te ingoa o taua wahi whenua ko nga rohe kei raro i te
Pukapuka nei e mau ana te korero whakahaere ko te mapi hoki o tauaBoundaries. whenua kua apititia ki tenei. Me ona rakau me ona kowhatu me ona wai
me ona awa nui me ona roto me ona awa ririki me nga mea katoa o taua whenua o
runga ranei o raro ranei i te mata o taua whenua me o matou tikanga me o matou
take me o matou paanga katoatanga ki taua wahi; Kia mau tonu ki a Kuini
Wikitoria ki ona uri ki ana ranei e whakarite ai hei tino mau tonu ake tonu
atu. A hei tohu mo to matou whakaaetanga ki nga tikanga katoa o tenei Pukapuka
kua tuhituhia nei o matou ingoa me o matou tohu. A hei tohu hoki mo te
whakaaetanga o te Kuini o Ingarangi mo tana wahi ki nga tikanga katoa o tenei
Pukapuka kua tuhia nei te ingoa o William N. Searancke Kaiwhakarite Whenua. Ko
nga rohe enei o taua whenua ka timata i te Taumata o te mauri te poro waka te
rawiti o Papa hikurangi ka rere ki te Whare o taneroa te Waikakariki, ka rere
ki roto te awa o Waikakariki Taherekaru ka eke ki to Rohe o te Kuini ki
Witimanuka ka anga waka te tonga Taumata o te Manawa te Motu o Punehu ka wati
i reira, ka rere ki te Taumata o te Mauri ka tutaki.
Wiremu Kingi.
Ngatuere.
Ko nga tangata i kite i te hoatutanga o nga moni me tetuhinga o nga ingoa—
Thos. Kempton, Junr.
Wiremu Tutere Wakahaurangi.
Kua riro mai ki a matou i tenei ra i te whitu o nga ra o Hune i te tau o to Tatou
| Receipt for | £30 |
| Received cash— | |
| 10 Jan., 1856 | 20 |
| £50 |
Kua riro mai,
Wi Kingi.
Nga Kai titiro—
Thos. Kempton, Junr.
Wiremu Tutere Wakahaurangi.
Translation.
1855. 7 June.Wairarapa District.This Deed written on this the seventh day of June in the
Year of Our Lord 1858 is a full and final sale conveyance and surrender by us
the Chiefs and People of the Tribe of Ngatikahungunu Wairarapa whose names are
hereunto subscribed And WitnessethAhikauru. that on behalf of ourselves our relatives and descendants we have by
signing this Deed under the shining sun of this day parted with and for ever
transferred unto Victoria Queen of England Her Heirs the Kings and Queens who
may succeed Her and Her and Their Assigns for ever in consideration of the Sum
of £30 thirty Pounds (£30) to us paid by William N. Searancke on behalf of the Queen Victoria (and we hereby
acknowledge the receipt of the said monies) all that piece of our Land
situated at Papahikurangi and named The Ahikauru the boundaries whereof are
set forth at the foot of this Deed and a plan of which Land is annexed thereto
with its trees minerals waters rivers lakes streams and all appertaining to
the said Land or beneath the surface of the said Land and all our right title
claim and interest whatsoever thereon To hold to Queen Victoria Her Heirs and
Assigns as a lasting possession absolutely for ever and ever. And in testimony
of our consent to all the conditions of this Deed we have hereunto subscribed
our names and marks. And in testimony of the consent of the Queen of England
on her part to all the conditions of this Deed the name of William N. SearanckeBoundaries. District Commissioner is hereunto subscribed. These are the boundaries
of the Land commencing at the Taumata o te Mauri thence to the outer or East
side part of the Papa Hikurangi thence to the Whare o Taneroa, Te Waikakariki
thence down the Waikakariki River to Tahere Karu then along the Boundary of
the Land sold to the Queen to Whitimanuka thence in a South westerly direction
to Taumata o te Manawa The Motu o Punehu there it turns and goes straight to
the Taumata o te Mauri where the Boundaries join.
Wiremu Kingi.
Ngatuere.
Witnesses to the payment and signatures—
Thos. Kempton, Junr.
Wiremu Tutere Wakahaurangi.
| Receipt for | £30 |
| Received cash— | |
| 10 Jan., 1856 | 20 |
| £50 |
Received,
Wi Kingi.
Witnesses—
Thos. Kempton, Junr.
Wiremu Tutere Wakahaurangi.
A True Copy of Original Deed and Translation.
Wellington, January 27th, 1876.