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

[Deeds—No. 161.]

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Deeds—No. 161.

Ihuraua Block (Forty-Mile Bush), Wairarapa District.

1859. 12 October.Wairarapa District.Tenei Pukapuka i tuhituhia i tenei i te kotahi tekau ma rua o nga ra o Oketopa i te tau o to tatou Ariki 1859 he Pukapuka tino hoko tino hoatu tino tuku whakaoti atuIhuraua. na matou na nga Rangatira me nga Tangata o Ngatikahungunu no ratou nga ingoa e mau i raro nei a hei whakaatu tenei Pukapuka mo matou mo o matou whanaunga me 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 ono rau e rima tekau (£650) kua utua mai ki a matou e Te Makarini mo te Kuini (a e whakaaetia nei e matou te rironga mai o aua moni) ko taua wahi whenua katoa kei the 40 Mile Bush ko Ihuraua 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 taua whenua kua apititia ki tenei. Me ona rakau me ona kowhatu me ona wai me ona awa nui me oua 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 Ingarani mo tana wahi ki nga tikauga katoa o tenei Pukapuka kuaBoundaries. tuhia nei te ingoa o Donald McLean Kaiwhakarite Whenua. Ko nga rohe enei o taua whenua ka timata i te Ngutu Awa o Waitehoro i Ihuraua, rere tonu i roto i Ihuraua page 355 tae noa atu ki te Hoe, ka whiti, rere tonu atu ki Mongapuka ki Tiraumea tae noa ki Mangaone, ka rere mai i roto i Mangaone tae noa mai ki te Awa ki Kaitiaki, katahi ka rere mai ki Waitehoro, rere tonu mai i roto i Waitehoro a tae noa mai ki Ihuraua, ka mutu. Kotahi te Wahi Rahui 21 Eka, i waenganui o Ihuraua o te Hoe; maKaramana's reserve. [21 acres.] Karamana taua wahi whenua rahui.

Donald McLean.
Miriama Te Otene x.
Meri Kingi Te Piki x.
Paraone te Horo x.
Te Katene te Rangionui x.
Heneri tukaru x.
Hona mutu x.
Te Tahana Pataui x.
Hori te Aruhi x.
Hirini Tuauru x.
Paora te Ihumaua x.
Hoera Kauara x.
Renata Kaiwaewae x.
Painatu x.
Hamuera te Motu.
Reta te Arawaka x.
Wirihana te Oioi x.
Wiremu Paraone.
Karamana Kiki x.
Meihiana Topini x.
Taimona Turaki x.
Hori Papara Watipu x.
Arihia Heke x.
Matene Ruta.
Ngatara x by Karamana.

Ko nga tangata i kite i te hoatutanga o nga moni me te tuhinga o nga ingoa—

George Friend, Accountant, N.L.P.D.
William N. Searancke, D.C., N.L.P.D.

Kua riro mai ki a matou i tenei ra i te kotani tekau ma rua o nga ra o Oketopa iReceipt for £650. te tau o to Tatou Ariki Kotahi mano e waru rau e rima tekau ma iwa (1859) nga Pauna moni e ono rau e rima tekau (£650) Ko te utu tenei kua whakahuatia ki te Pukapuka tuku e mau i runga ake nei kia utua mai ki a matou e Te Makarini mo te Kuini.

Wiremu Paraone.
Te Meihana Topinix his mark.

Nga Kai-titiro—

George Friend, Accountant, N.L.P.D.
Will. N. Searancke, D.C., N.L.P.D.

Translation.

This Deed written on this the twelfth day of October in the Year of our Lord 1859 is1859. 12 October. a full and final sale conveyance and surrender by us the Chiefs and People of the TribeWairarapa District. of Ngatikahungunu whose names are hereunto subscribed And Witnesseth that on behalf of ourselves our relatives and descendants we have by signing this Deed underIhuraua. 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 Six hundred and fifty Pounds (£650) to us paid by Donald McLean Esqre. on behalf of the Queen Victoria (and we hereby acknowledge the receipt of the said monies) all that piece of our Land situated at 40 Mile Bush and named Ihuraua 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 Donald McLean Esquire Commissioner is hereunto subscribed. These are the boundaries of the LandBoundaries. commencing at the confluence of the Waitehoro and Ihuraua rivers, up the Ihuraua river to its confluence with Te Hoe river up this river crossing it and on to Mongapuka on the Tiraumea River, down this river to its confluence with the Mangaone river, thence down the Mangaone to Kaitiaki River, thence across to the source of the Waitehoro and down the Waitehoro to its confluence with the Ihuraua river. There is one Reserve of 21 Acres between the Ihuraua and Hoe rivers (at the junction) ThisKaramana's reserve. reserve is for Karamana.

Donald McLean.
Miriama Te Otene x.
Meri Kingi Te Piki x.
Paraone Te Horo x.
Te Katene Te Rangionui x.
Heneri Tukaru x.
Te Tahana Pataui x.
Hori te Aruhi.
Hona Mutu x.
Hirini te Tuauru x.
Paora te Ihumaua x.
Hoera Kauara x.
Renata Kaiwaewae x.
Painatu x.
Hamuera te Motu x.
Reta te Arawaka x.
Wirihana te Oioi x.
Wiremu Paraone.
Karamana Kiki x.
Meihana Topini x.
Taimona Turaki x.
Hori papara Watipu x.
Arihia Heke x.
Matene Ruta. Ngatara x by Karamana.

Witnesses to the payment and signatures—

George Friend, Acct., N.L.P.D.
Will. N. Searancke, D.C.

page 356

Received this twelfth day of October in the Year of Our Lord One thousand eight hundred and fifty nine (1859) the Sum of Six hundred and fifty Pounds sterling (£650)Receipt for £650. being the consideration money expressed in the above-written Deed to be paid by D. McLean Esquire on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen to us.

Wiremu Paraone.
Te Meihana Topini x his mark.

Witnesses—

George Friend, Acct., N.L.P.D.
Will. N. Searancke, N.L.P.D.

A True Copy of Original Deed and Translation.

H. Hanson Turton.

Wellington, January 20th, 1876

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