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

[Deeds—No. 166.]

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Deeds—No. 166.

Otahuao Block, Waiharapa District.

Tenei Pukapuka i tuhituhia i tenei i te rua tekau ma whitu o nga ra o Maehe i te tau1860. 27 March.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 ingoa e mau i raro nei a hei whakaatu tenei Pukapuka mo matou mo o matou whanaunga me o matou uriOtahuao. 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 page 362 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 £400 O aua moni £200 i homai a te Makarini i te 1stReceived cash— 1 Dec., 1854, £200. Tihema 1854 £200 i homai a te Herangi 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 kei Wairarapa ko Otahuao 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 ngaBoundaries Kaiwhakarite Whenua. Ko nga rohe enei o taua whenua ka timata i Hakakahia rere atu i runga i te rohe kua oti te tapahi ki te Pirau (ka ahu atu ka whiti i Wangaehu) a Patua hinemokai Te Purapura a Te Wai o te Ngarehu, a Taumataraia i Tauheru ka ahu mai i roto i Tauheru a Mangamutu ka rere mai Pahikaikakariki a Puketawai, a Te Roto, a Nga puna a toko, a Wangaehu, ka rere mai i roto i Wangaehu a Ngakopu a te Rangihaeata ikonei ka rere tika tonu ki te Hakakahia, ka mutu.

William N. Searancke, D.C.
Tamati te Kokorix his mark.
Henare te Mahukihuki.
Raniera.
Hoana Mahea.
Marakaia.
Ana Kanara te Toatoax her mark.

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

William Tonks, Wellington.
David Dixon, Masterton.

Receipt for £200. Kua riro mai ki a matou i tenei ra i te rua tekau ma whitu o nga ra o Maehe i te tau o to tatou Ariki kotahi mano e waru rau e ono tekau (1860) nga Pauna moni e rua rau (£200 . 0 . 0) Ko te utu tino whakaotinga tenei kua whakahuatia ki te Pukapuka tuku e mau i runga ake nei kia utua mai ki a matou e Te Herangi mo te Kuini.

Raniera.
Tamati te Kokorix his mark.
Henare.

Nga kai titiro—

William Tonks, Wellington.
David Dixon, Masterton.

Translation.

1860. 27 March.Wairarapa District.This Deed written on this twenty seventh day of March in the Year of Our Lord 1860 is a full and final sale conveyance and surrender by us the Chiefs and People of the Tribe of Ngatikahungunu whose names are hereunto subscribed and Witnesseth that onOtahuao. 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 TheirReceived cash— 1 Dec., 1854, £200. Assigns for ever in consideration of the Sum of £400, Two hundred pounds £200 paid us by Mr. McLean and two hundred pounds £200 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 Wairarapa and named Otahuao 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.
Boundaries These are the Boundaries of the Land commencing at Hakakahia thence along the cut boundary to the Pirau here it turns eastward crossing the Wangaehu river to Patua hinemokai Te Purapura te Wai o te Ngarehu, Taumataraia on the Tauheru river and following the course of the Tauheru river to Mangamutu thence westward Pahikaikakariki, Puketawai The Roto Nga Puna-a-toko to the Wangaehu river and down the Wangaehu to Ngakopu a te Rangihaeata thence in a straight line to Hakakahia where the boundaries commenced.

William N. Searancke,
Dist. Comr.
(Sgd.)Tamati te Kokori x his mark.
" Henare te Mahuki huki.
" Raniera.
(Sgd.) Hoana Mahea.
" Marakaia.
" Ana Kanara te Toatoa x her mark.

Witnesses to the payment and signatures—

(Sgd.) William Tonks, Wellington.
" David Dixon, Masterton.

page 363 Received this Twenty seventh day of March in the year of Our Lord One thousand eight hundred and sixty (1860) the sum of Two hundred pounds Sterling (£200 . 0 . 0)Receipt for £200 being the final consideration money expressed in the above written Deed to be paid by William N. Searancke on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen to us.

Sgd. Raniera.
Sgd. Tamati Te Kokori x his mark.
Sgd. Henare.

Witnesses—

Sd. William Tonks, Wellington.
Sd. David Dixon, Masterton.

A True Copy of Original Deed and Translation.

H. Hanson Turton.

Wellington, January 17th, 1876.

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