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

[Deeds—No. 168.]

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Deeds—No. 168.

Te Whanga Block, Wairarapa District.

1860. 29 March.Wairarapa District.Tenei Pukapuka i tuhituhia i tenei te rua tekau ma iwa o nga ra o Maehe i te tau o to tatou Ariki 1860 he Pukapuka tino hoko tino hoatu tino tuku whakaoti atu na matouTe Whanga. 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 page 365whakarerea 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 rua rau £200 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 Whanga 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 tauaBoundaries. whenua ka timata i te ngutuawa o Te Umu o te raunga, rere tonu i te rohe o te Kuini, mau rawa atu te Motu Kahika, mau rawa atu te Motu o Inohi, Te Pi o te Kahaka, Te Motu o Topune, ka ahu whaka te Mauru Te Moenga o te rangi, ka mau ana te Mimi o te Pototara, ka rere i roto i Ruarauhanga, ka puta ki Tauheru, rere tonu i roto i Tauheru, ko te Potahi puta noa ki te Umu o te raunga ka tutaki.

Will. N. Searancke, D.C.
Ripeka Wakau.
Hamiora.
Hoani Wiremu Pohotu.
Maika Purakau.
Hoana.
Tame tawaki.
Ihaia te Pahi.
Ihaia Wakamairu.
Ngatuere Tawhao x his mark.
Te teira Eraina.

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

William Tonks, Wellington.
Edward Chew, Masterton.

Kua riro mai ki a matou i tenei ra i te rua tekau ma iwa o nga ra o Maehe i te tauReceipt for £200. 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 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.

Hoani Wiremu Pohotu.
Ihaia Wakamairu.
Hamiora x his mark.

Nga kai-titiro—

William Tonks, Wellington.
Edward Chew, Masterton.

Translation.

1860. 29 March.Wairarapa District.This Deed written on this the twenty ninth 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 the Tribe of Ngatikahungunu whose names are hereunto subscribed and Witnesseth 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 VictoriaTe Whanga. 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 Two hundred pounds (£200) to us paid by William N. Searancke Dist. Commr. 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 Te Whanga 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 Dist. Commissioner is hereunto subscribed. These are the boundaries of the land commencing at the mouthBoundaries. of the Umu o te raunga Creek and along the boundary of the land sold to the Queen to the Motu Kahika, thence to the Motu o Inohi, on to the Pi o te Kahaka, thence to the Motu o Topune, hence westward to the Moenga o te rangi, The Mimi o te Pototara on and down the Ruarauhanga Creek to the Tauheru river, down the Tauheru river to the Potahi and on to the Umu o te raunga where the boundaries commenced.

Will. N. Searancke, D.C.
Ripeka Wakau.
Hamiora.
Hoani Wiremu Pohotu.
Maika Purakau.
Hoana.
Tame Tawaki.
Ihaia te Pahi.
Ihaia Wakamairu.
Ngatuere Tawhao x.
Te Teira Eraina.

Witnesses to the payments and signatures—

William Tonks, Wellington.
Edward Chew, Masterton.

page 366

Received this twenty ninth day of March in the year of Our Lord One thousand eight hundred and sixty (1860) the sum of Two hundred pounds sterling (£200) beingReceipt for £200. the consideration money expressed in the above written Deed to be paid by William N. Searancke on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen to us.

Hoani Wiremu Pohotu.
Ihaia Wakamairu.
Hamiora x his mark.

Witnesses—

William Tonks, Wellington.
Edward Chew, Masterton.

A True Copy of Original Deed and Translation.

H. Hanson Turton.

Wellington, January 17th, 1876.

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