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

[Deeds—No. 164.]

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Deeds—No. 164.

Raparimu Block, Wairarapa District.

Tenei Pukapuka i tuhituhia i tenei te kotahi tekau ma wha o nga ra o Hanuere i te tau1860. 14 January.Wairarapa District. o to tatou Ariki 1860 he Pukapuka tino hoko tino hoatu tino tuku whakaoti atu na matou na nga Rangatira me nga Tangata o Ngatikahungunu no ratou nga ingoaRaparimu. 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 moui kotahi te rau (£100) kua utua mai ki a matou e te Herangi mo te Kuini (a e whakaaetia nei e matou te rironga mai o aua moni) ko taua wahi whenua katoa kei Wairarapa ko te Raparimu 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 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 Ingarani mo tana wahi ki nga tikanga katoa o tenei Pukapuka kua tuhia nei te ingoa o Te Herangi tetahi o nga Kaiwhakarite Whenua. Ko nga rohe enei o taua whenua ka timata i te ngutuawaBoundaries. o te Ahiaruhe ka rere i roto i Ruamahanga mau rawa atu ko "Matanginui" mau rawa atu ko te Paparewa, Te Puahi, Te Umu o poua, a Kuare a, te Rau o te Parera ka whati ka ahu mai i roto i te Waituhi i runga i te rohe o te whenua kua tukut atu matou ki a te Kuini i mua, ki Punoa, rere tonu mai i runga i taua rohe a te ngutuawa ra ano o te Ahiaruhe, ka tutaki.

William N. Searancke,
Dist. Commr.
Namana.
Rihara te Apia x.
Natanahira te Huhu.
Pirihira Takapau x.
Koroniria te Aputonga x her mark.
Kapari era x.
Akenehi parihi.
Kingi Ngatuere x.
Na Eramiha.

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

Thos. Mason Heath.
Richmond Beetham.

Kua riro mai ki a matou i tenei ra i te 14th o nga ra o Hanuere i te tau o to TatouReceipt for £100. Ariki Kotahi mano e waru rau e ono tekau (1860) nga Pauna moni Kotahi te rau (£100 . 0 . 0) Ko te utu tino whakaotinga tenei kua whakahuatia ki te Pukapuka tuku e mau i runga ake hei kia utua mai ki a matou e Te Herangi mo te Kuini.

Namana.
Matiu.
Akenehi.

Nga Kai-titiro—

Thos. Mason Heath.
Richmond Beetham.

Translation.

This Deed written on this 14th day of January in the Year of our Lord 1860 is a full1860. 14 January. 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 oh 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 ofRaparimu. England Her Heirs the Kings and Queens who may succeed Her and Her and Their Assigns for ever in consideration of the Sum of one Hundred Pounds (£100 . 0 . 0) to us paid by William N. Searancke on behalf of the Queen Victoria (and we hereby acknowledge the receipt of the said moneys) all that piece of our Land situated at Wairarapa and named Raparimu 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. Searancke District Commissioner is hereunto subscribed. These are the boundariesBoundaries. of the Land commencing at the Mouth of the Ahiaruhe river, thence running up the Ruamahanga, Matanginui, the Paparewa, The Puahi, Te Umu o poua, on to Kuare, Te Rau o to Parera, here it turns and comes back on the Waituhi creek along the page 360boundary of the Land which we sold to the Queen formerly Punoa and on to the Mouth of the Ahiaruhe creek.

William N. Searancke,
Dist. Comr.
Namana.
Rihara te Apia x.
Ngatanahira.
Pirihira Takapau x.
Koroniria te Aputonga x her mark.
Kapariera x.
Akenehi parihi.
Kingi Ngatuere x.
Na Eramiha.

Witnesses to the payment and signatures—

Thos. Mason Heath.
Richmond Beetham.

Receipt for £100. Received this 14th day of January in the Year of Our Lord One thousand eight hundred and sixty (1860) the Sum of One hundred Pounds sterling (£100) being the total consideration money expressed in the above-written Deed to be paid by William N. Searancke, D.C., on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen to us.

Namana.
Matiu.
Akenehi.

Witnesses—

Thos. Mason Heath.
Richmond Beetham.

A True Copy of Original Deed and Translation.

H. Hanson Turton.

Wellington, January 18th, 1876.

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